The city of San Mateo, CA has a relatively low rate of violent crime compared to the US average. Specifically, violent crime in San Mateo is at 17.4 while the US average is 22.7. Similarly, property crime in San Mateo is 30.7 which is below the US average of 35.4. These statistics show that San Mateo is a relatively safe city compared to other cities across the country. There is still work to be done as any amount of crime is too much but overall, citizens of this city can feel safer living there than in many other places.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
San Mateo violent crime is 17.4. (The US average is 22.7)
San Mateo property crime is 30.7. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.