Santa Cruz, CA Arrest Record Search

Santa Cruz has a population of 65,132. During the past three years, Santa Cruz saw 12,284 arrests. For 2017, the Santa Cruz's arrest rate totaled 628.42 per 10,000 residents. This increase of 98.52% makes Santa Cruz higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 409 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Santa Cruz also totaled 3,684 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Scotts Valley and Watsonville, Santa Cruz is a more dangerous place to live.

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Violent vs. Non-Violent Crimes

Overall, Santa Cruz had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Santa Cruz averaged 409 violent crimes and 3,684 non-violent crimes.

Santa Cruz Violent Crime Types from 2007-2017

The city of Santa Cruz experienced 5,206 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 29 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 317 was for legacy rape and 96 was for revised rape. The robbery total was 1,155, and the aggravated assault total was 3,609.

Santa Cruz City Police Department

It is situated in Santa Cruz county, California with a total number of 117 employees - 12 female, 78 male officers and 27 civilians. Santa Cruz PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is CA0440200, it belongs to the Pacific division in the West region with a region code of Region IV.