Los Altos Crime Statistics
Every month the Los Altos Police Department prepares and sends our crime statistics electronically to the California Department of Justice (DOJ). Below is a table containing 5 years of Los Altos crime data for information. Locally, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office (SCCDA) compiles all crime statistic data from all Santa Clara County law enforcement agencies. Use this link to review the 2024 Santa Clara Law Enforcement Agencies Annual Crime Statistics compiled by the SCCDA's Office. The DOJ compiles crime data for the entire State of California and then provides the crime statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) database.
| Yearly Comparison | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 to 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Robbery | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -3 |
| Assault (Non-Aggravated) | 30 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Assault | 9 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -2 |
| Burglary (Residential) | 60 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 62 | -11 |
| Burglary (Other) | 65 | 32 | 77 | 64 | 97 | 33 |
| Theft | 222 | 165 | 182 | 165 | 175 | 10 |
| Vehicle Theft | 21 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 20 | 4 |
| Arson | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domestic Violence | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | -1 |
| Hate Crime | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
In order to more effectively share crime incidents with the community, the Los Altos Police Department reports crime data to the CityProtect interactive crim
