Sunnyvale, CA Crime


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Sunnyvale, CA is a relatively safe city when compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Sunnyvale is 11.8, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Sunnyvale is 25.3, which is also much lower than the US national average of 35.4. These statistics show that Sunnyvale has one of the lowest crime rates in California and across the United States.

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

Sunnyvale violent crime is 11.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Sunnyvale property crime is 25.3. (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
Sunnyvale, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000146.80.813.13399.91880.6236.71500.2143.7
2001134.1013.44476.71876.2215.31486.5174.4
2002140.61.517.651.270.31740.1235.71344.8159.6
2003131.21.519.849.660.32200.7283.91731.4185.4
2004123.81.514.64067.72186.4303.81616.5266.1
20051802.32156.6100.12065384.11392.2288.7
2006141.50.816.162.362.32023.6402.91306.3314.5
2007118.21.511.547.657.52017.2285.41454.8277
2008140.41.51349.676.31976.3267.11445.2264
2009127.90.88.353.765.12095.4326.21533.2236.1
2010126.1019.44462.71661303.61174183.5
2011105.82.114.84840.91390277.3953.2159.5
2012118.42.19.749.457.11779.2364.91181233.3
20132.710.834.449.31642.8387.4982.7272.7
2014111.80.79.458.942.81577.1342.11043.6191.5
2015103.60.71940441544.8357.5993.2194.2
2016102.50.613.634.453.91388.6337.4874.1177.1
2017117.50.618.736.1621731.2330.51208.4192.4
2018163.80.627.645.6901632.6272.41133.4226.8
2019167.2023.954.289.12182.6295.81677.7209.2

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Santa Clara, CA163.13,619.6101,84032019
Mountain View, CA195.02,911.481,52542019
Cupertino, CA91.11,686.660,94842019
Los Altos, CA68.41,009.231,00042019
Los Altos Hills, CA34.8777.18,63262019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Santa Clara, CA163.13,619.6101,84032019
Fremont, CA166.11,877.6235,881102019
Hayward, CA341.63,023.7130,760182019
San Mateo, CA250.92,091.192,619202019
Daly City, CA215.31,733.7107,640332019

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At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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