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San Jose, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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 San Jose, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 257.722.7
 36.534.435.4

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 San Jose, CaliforniaCrime Index
 Burbank CDP (Santa Clara County), CA 
 Monte Sereno, CA10.9
 Los Altos Hills, CA11.9
 Los Altos, CA14.6
 Saratoga, CA15.0
 Loyola, CA15.1
 Cupertino, CA17.2
 Morgan Hill, CA18.3
 Sunnyvale, CA18.6
 Lexington Hills, CA18.8

Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 16 years ago

Very  More

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Over 17 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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ZIPS IN SAN JOSE, CA
95123, 95127, 95111, 95112, 95122, 95116, 95125, 95124, 95148, 95136, 31 total
ZIPS IN PALO ALTO, CA
94306, 94301, 94304

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