Cupertino, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cupertino, CA Summary

Crime in Cupertino research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cupertino over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cupertino:

  • There were 824 total crimes committed in Cupertino the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,446.9 total crimes per 100K people in Cupertino.
  • The overall crime rate in Cupertino is -37.75% below the national average.
  • Cupertino ranks #89 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Cupertino ranks #5,161 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cupertino Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cupertino is 1,446.9 per 100,000 people. That's -37.75% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -43.94% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cupertino
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 824 1,446.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.8 5.6 6.3
Robbery 18 31.6 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 56.2 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 66 115.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 161 282.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 535 939.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 62 108.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 758 1,331.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Cupertino Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cupertino

66
Violent Crimes
115.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 violent crimes in Cupertino in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cupertino is 115.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 862.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cupertino each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.66% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.78% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cupertino

758
Property Crimes
1,331.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 758 property crimes in Cupertino in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cupertino is 1,331.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cupertino each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -37.77% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cupertino

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sunnyvale, CA 148,739 3,980 2,675.8 2,456.7 219.2
Santa Clara, CA 126,877 4,960 3,909.3 3,597.2 312.1
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Campbell, CA 41,605 1,424 3,422.7 3,069.3 353.3
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2
Los Altos, CA 29,847 380 1,273.2 1,206.2 67.0
Saratoga, CA 29,306 251 856.5 815.5 40.9
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Los Altos Hills, CA 8,084 79 977.2 952.5 24.7
Monte Sereno, CA 3,307 39 1,179.3 1,118.8 60.5

Cupertino SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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