Palo Alto, CA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palo Alto is 3,073.7 per 100,000 people. That's 31.02% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 19.09% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 808.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palo Alto each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Palo Alto is 123.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's -68.09% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -72.01% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 33.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palo Alto each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Palo Alto is 2,949.9 per 100,000 people.
• That's 50.65% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 37.92% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.