| | Oakland, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | United States |
| | 75.5 | 38.2 | 22.7 |
| | 81.2 | 74.4 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Oakland, California | Crime Index |
| Highlands, CA | |
| Baywood Park, CA | |
| Danville, CA | 11.8 |
| Moraga, CA | 12.3 |
| Orinda, CA | 12.6 |
| Hillsborough, CA | 13.7 |
| San Ramon, CA | 13.8 |
| Kensington, CA | 14.4 |
| Atherton, CA | 14.5 |
| Tiburon, CA | 14.5 |
I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful.
When I More
Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do More
I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad More
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Reviews for Santa Cruz 
44 Reviews
I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we More
I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class More
I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity, More
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