Sunnyvale, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sunnyvale, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,980 total crimes committed in Sunnyvale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,675.8 total crimes per 100K people in Sunnyvale.
  • The overall crime rate in Sunnyvale is 15.13% above the national average.
  • Sunnyvale ranks #296 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Sunnyvale ranks #7,726 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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Sunnyvale Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sunnyvale is 2,675.8 per 100,000 people. That's 15.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.68% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sunnyvale
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,980 2,675.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 83 55.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 198 133.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 326 219.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 621 417.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 2,633 1,770.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 400 268.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 3,654 2,456.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Sunnyvale 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 Sunnyvale

326
Violent Crimes
219.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 326 violent crimes in Sunnyvale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sunnyvale is 219.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 456.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sunnyvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.73% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -50.42% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sunnyvale

3,654
Property Crimes
2,456.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
25.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,654 property crimes in Sunnyvale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sunnyvale is 2,456.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sunnyvale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 25.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.85% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sunnyvale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
Mountain View, CA 80,588 2,609 3,237.5 2,960.7 276.7
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
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

Sunnyvale SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
9
Commute
7
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