Zip 95076 (Watsonville, CA) Crime

Watsonville, CA is a city located in Santa Cruz County. Unfortunately, the crime rate of Watsonville is quite higher than the US average. Violent Crime in Watsonville is 37.8, which is more than 65% higher than the US average of 22.7 per 1,000 residents. Similarly, Property Crime in Watsonville is 45 per 1,000 residents which is 28% higher than the US average of 35.4 per 1,000 residents. Ultimately, it can be said that living and working in Watsonville can be a risky proposition due to its high crime rate relative to other parts of the United States.

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

Watsonville (zip 95076) violent crime is 37.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Watsonville (zip 95076) property crime is 45.0. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Watsonville, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	806.1	2.7	50.5	157	595.9	4224.6	811.4	3056.7	356.5
2001	685.3	8.9	42.1	179.6	454.7	4304.9	656.5	3369	279.5
2002	701.7	0	50.1	183	468.5	4220.9	638.5	3340.5	241.9
2003	698	6.4	48.8	210	432.8	4347.3	702.3	3328.9	316.1
2004	606.1	4.3	53.5	162.8	385.5	3831.6	505.5	2949.2	376.9
2005	499.3	4.2	35.8	170.7	288.6	4304.2	598.3	3120.2	585.7
2006	628.6	12.4	35.2	169.6	411.5	4150.2	742.4	3070.8	337.1
2007	809.7	2	34.7	224.3	548.6	4642	579.2	3610	452.8
2008	703	6	27.9	161.3	507.9	3728.3	577.6	2704.6	446.1
2009	687.6	7.9	33.4	169	477.4	3585.6	559.9	2473.6	552.1
2010	635.1	1.9	25.2	190.3	417.6	2989	526.3	2118.9	343.8
2011	542.5	9.7	27	177.6	328.2	3098.4	633.2	1866.8	598.4
2012	484	3.8	28.8	167.1	284.3	3044.3	509	1966.8	568.5
2013		5.8	38.4	136.3	274.6	2511.7	418.6	1582.3	510.8
2014	502.1	15.2	26.5	161.1	299.4	2821.3	360	1775.4	685.9
2015	565.5	7.5	61.6	194.1	302.3	3602	474	2353.4	774.5
2016	439.8	0	48.1	85	306.8	3212	395.5	1881.4	935.1
2017	549.6	1.8	75.6	127.2	344.9	3155.3	462.9	1834.9	857.5
2018	445.8	1.8	33	91.7	319.2	2439.8	359.5	1440	640.2
2019	604.5	1.8	68.2	97.7	436.8	1789.5	272.8	1085.5	431.2

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Watsonville, CA	604.5	1,789.5	51,801	0	2019
Capitola, CA	297.0	5,227.2	10,787	11	2019
Gilroy, CA	417.6	2,460.7	54,130	11	2019
Santa Cruz, CA	596.0	4,492.6	53,627	15	2019
Morgan Hill, CA	112.8	1,524.4	44,015	16	2019
Scotts Valley, CA	109.5	1,187.4	11,985	17	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Watsonville, CA	604.5	1,789.5	51,801	0	2019
Gilroy, CA	417.6	2,460.7	54,130	11	2019
Santa Cruz, CA	596.0	4,492.6	53,627	15	2019
Cupertino, CA	91.1	1,686.6	60,948	32	2019
Milpitas, CA	123.9	2,663.2	61,628	36	2019
Mountain View, CA	195.0	2,911.4	81,525	37	2019

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Douglas · Westminster, CA

Crime, INSIDE JOB

Over 8 years ago

Pajaro Dunes is virtually protected by a moat, but yet the area has a high property theft problem. Two hours ago we had two employees break into our unit (Pelican 55) , More

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peter · Watsonville, CA

Front gardens

Over 17 years ago

Sadly, as new and for the most part Hispanic families, have moved into the larger homes in the Brewington/Rogers area of Watsonville, where professional people used to More

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