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The Palo Alto crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #119

Palo Alto, CA	973.73
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Palo Alto, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	3	29	27	257	976	66	2
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.5	43.2	40.2	382.6	1,453.1	98.3	3.0	731
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	4	29	21	242	1,174	67	10
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.0	43.3	31.4	361.4	1,753.2	100.1	14.9	796
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	4	26	23	327	1,034	48	12
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.1	39.4	34.8	495.3	1,566.2	72.7	18.2	801
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	3	24	37	286	923	39	12
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	4.6	36.8	56.8	438.9	1,416.5	59.9	18.4	739
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	4	39	15	217	1,080	49	22
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	6.6	64.7	24.9	359.9	1,791.4	81.3	36.5	825
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Palo Alto, CA	Count	1	9	29	69	267	1,350	49	33
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	1.7	15.1	48.7	116.0	448.8	2,269.3	82.4	55.5	1,126
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Palo Alto, CA	Count	2	5	42	34	366	1,307	71	13
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	8.6	72.2	58.4	628.8	2,245.6	122.0	22.3	1,199
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Palo Alto, CA	Count	1	1	44	18	283	1,085	72	15
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	76.3	31.2	490.5	1,880.5	124.8	26.0	959
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Palo Alto, CA	Count	0	1	32	29	399	1,333	139	21
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	1.7	55.7	50.4	694.0	2,318.5	241.8	36.5	1,192
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Palo Alto, CA	Count	1	5	46	39	371	1,548	124	19
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	1.7	8.7	80.4	68.1	648.1	2,704.4	216.6	33.2	1,369
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Palo Alto, CA	51.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Palo Alto, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palo Alto, CA	Count	3	2	1	0	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	4.5	3.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	44
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Palo Alto, CA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	14
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Palo Alto, CA	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	6.1	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Palo Alto, CA	Count	4	2	2	0	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	6.1	3.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	61
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Palo Alto, CA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	3.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Palo Alto, CA	Count	4	1	1	1	1	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	6.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	0.0	67
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Palo Alto, CA	Count	5	0	5	0	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	8.6	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	85
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Palo Alto, CA	Count	3	0	2	1	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	5.2	0.0	3.5	1.7	0.0	0.0	51
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Palo Alto, CA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	5.2	3.5	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	52
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Palo Alto, CA	1.74
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Palo Alto, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Palo Alto, CA	Count	148	89	59
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	220.3	132.5	87.8	1.76
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Palo Alto, CA	Count	144	87	57
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	215.0	129.9	85.1	1.72
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Palo Alto, CA	Count	134	79	55
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	203.0	119.7	83.3	1.61
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Palo Alto, CA	Count	141	83	58
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	216.4	127.4	89.0	1.72
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Palo Alto, CA	Count	143	86	57
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	237.2	142.6	94.5	1.90
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Palo Alto, CA	Count	154	86	68
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	258.9	144.6	114.3	2.02
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Palo Alto, CA	Count	157	91	66
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	269.7	156.3	113.4	2.13
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Palo Alto, CA	Count	153	82	71
	Palo Alto, CA	Per 100,000	265.2	142.1	123.1	2.04
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Palo Alto, CA	Count	149	84	65
2005	Palo Alto, CA	Count	157	87	70