San Jose, CA Crime


Reviews



Download our custom City Report to see exclusive
data on cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
San Jose, CA is experiencing higher levels of violent and property crimes compared to the national average. The city reports a violent crime rate of 25 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, San Jose's property crime rate of 36.5 per 100,000 people is also significantly higher than the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This data demonstrates that San Jose has an elevated level of criminal activity compared to other cities in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

San Jose violent crime is 25.0. (The US average is 22.7)
San Jose property crime is 36.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
San Jose, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000554.62.137.976.2438.32012.1300.51417.3294.3
2001609.12.43677.9492.72145.5321.71485.1338.6
2002445.62.840.889.1312.82156.1326.11470.3359.7
2003371.33.230.789.6247.82280.3364.21513.4402.7
2004371.82.628.286.4254.62453.8397.91558.8497.1
2005383.52.928.997.1254.72518.3444.71468.8604.8
2006386.83.223.6111.9248.22633.2480.51377.2775.5
2007402.23.523.2114.3261.22574.7476.11412.4686.2
2008385.43.323.3118.9239.92359.1365.71440.1553.2
2009360.52.927107.4223.12385.2392.11429.2563.8
2010331.42.126.1100.6202.62275.8406.11312557.7
20113354.123.6115192.32295.8441.21319.5535.1
2012363.34.628.7123.7206.32914.9533.21484.8897
20133.827.2110.4182.62571.2521.41250.9798.9
2014321.13.230.3106.2181.42434.1511.71173.6748.8
2015329.62.936.4110.5179.82427.1474.71273.7678.7
2016373.14.543.3116.5208.82375.5408.91227.2739.4
2017403.73.155132.6212.92440.7378.41284.7777.6
2018424.32.758.7152.1210.82459433.41290735.6
2019438.43.164.5128.72422419.6395.61435589

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Campbell, CA208.43,178.239,05252019
Santa Clara, CA163.13,619.6101,84072019
Los Gatos, CA45.51,360.730,94772019
Monte Sereno, CA0.0342.23,58382019
Milpitas, CA123.92,663.261,62892019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
San Francisco, CA669.65,505.6881,255702019
Sacramento, CA627.13,182.1499,997892019
Fresno, CA555.33,344.6403,9661202018
Los Angeles, CA732.22,383.34,007,9052992019
Las Vegas, NV531.22,771.61,666,8033732019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

Reviews for San Jose
    See all ()

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of San Jose

Climate
Compare San Jose,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in San Jose, California to any other city in the US.