Los Gatos, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Los Gatos, CA Summary

Crime in Los Gatos research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos:

  • There were 632 total crimes committed in Los Gatos the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,997.5 total crimes per 100K people in Los Gatos.
  • The overall crime rate in Los Gatos is -14.06% below the national average.
  • Los Gatos ranks #186 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Los Gatos ranks #6,527 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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Los Gatos Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Los Gatos is 1,997.5 per 100,000 people. That's -14.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.61% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Los Gatos
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 632 1,997.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 5 15.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 132.7 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 54 170.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 111 350.8 369.7 269.8
Larceny 417 1,318.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 50 158.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 578 1,826.8 2,138.9 1,954.4

Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos

54
Violent Crimes
170.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Los Gatos in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Los Gatos is 170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 585.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Los Gatos each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.85% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.39% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Los Gatos

578
Property Crimes
1,826.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-6.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 578 property crimes in Los Gatos in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Los Gatos is 1,826.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Los Gatos each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -6.53% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.59% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Los Gatos

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Jose, CA 956,814 30,409 3,178.2 2,650.8 527.4
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
Burbank, CA 103,516 3,140 3,033.3 2,723.3 310.1
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
Milpitas, CA 77,790 3,042 3,910.5 3,657.3 253.2
Palo Alto, CA 64,922 2,079 3,202.3 2,995.9 206.4
Cupertino, CA 56,950 824 1,446.9 1,331.0 115.9
Campbell, CA 41,605 1,424 3,422.7 3,069.3 353.3
Los Altos, CA 29,847 380 1,273.2 1,206.2 67.0

Los Gatos SnackAbility

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