Zip 94304 (Palo Alto, CA) Crime

Palo Alto, CA has a higher than average rate of both violent and property crime. Violent crime in the area is 28.3, significantly higher than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime is 40.4 in Palo Alto compared to 35.4 across the US on average. This means that residents of Palo Alto should take extra precautionary measures to ensure their safety from criminal activity.

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

Palo Alto (zip 94304) violent crime is 28.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Palo Alto (zip 94304) property crime is 40.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Palo Alto, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Atherton, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Atherton, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Atherton, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	191	27.3	27.3	136.5	2046.9	791.5	1146.3	109.2
2002	308.4	0	26.8	281.5	1622.2	496	1072.5	53.6
2003	362.6	55.8	27.9	278.9	2161.8	557.9	1520.2	83.7
2004	251.8	56	42	153.9	2643.7	643.4	1958.3	42
2005	306.7	27.9	111.5	167.3	3052.7	697	2286	69.7
2006	207.1	27.6	27.6	151.9	2319.8	441.9	1808.9	69
2007	164.2	0	27.4	136.9	2805.5	465.3	2285.5	54.7
2008	516.9	13.6	27.2	476.1	3128.4	693.7	2339.5	95.2
2009	282.6	0	53.8	228.8	2745.6	565.3	2059.2	121.1
2010	279	39.9	53.1	186	1806.8	372	1421.5	13.3
2011	42.9	0	0	42.9	1929.9	157.3	1729.8	42.9
2012	85	0	42.5	42.5	1756.4	382.4	1373.9	0
2013		13.7	13.7	109.9	1580.1	467.2	1071.7	41.2
2014	41.5	13.8	0	27.7	1038.6	429.3	581.6	27.7
2015	41.6	13.9	27.8	0	1193.6	416.4	749.5	27.8
2016	41.6	13.9	13.9	13.9	1440.8	194	1163.8	83.1
2017	55.1	41.3	0	13.8	1033.6	165.4	840.7	27.6
2018	68.6	41.2	27.5	0	1468.8	425.5	1002.1	41.2
2019	166.2	27.7	55.4	83.1	1523.1	443.1	1024.6	55.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Atherton, CA	166.2	1,523.1	7,256	2	2019
Palo Alto, CA	128.5	2,962.4	59,964	3	2019
East Palo Alto, CA	485.1	1,795.5	34,005	4	2019
Menlo Park, CA	143.4	2,219.6	33,726	4	2019
Los Altos Hills, CA	34.8	777.1	8,632	5	2019
Mountain View, CA	195.0	2,911.4	81,525	6	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Atherton, CA	166.2	1,523.1	7,256	2	2019
Los Altos Hills, CA	34.8	777.1	8,632	5	2019
Monte Sereno, CA	0.0	342.2	3,583	17	2019
Brisbane, CA	210.7	2,886.6	4,764	20	2019
Colma, CA	1,851.9	21,494.7	1,534	23	2019
Broadmoor, CA	247.4	1,844.4	4,411	25	2019

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