| | San Mateo, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | United States |
| | 17.4 | 38.2 | 22.7 |
| | 30.7 | 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 San Mateo, 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 |
Reviews for San Mateo 
12 Reviews
I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample More
I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in More
San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to 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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