Palo Alto, California Crime Rate Rankings in 2017

Updated on July 4, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, the following were how the crime rates (per 100K residents) in Palo Alto CA ranked for different crime types among other US cities with a population of 50K and above.

The tables below show the crime rate for the different crime categories, the rank in the state (out of 179 cities), and the national rank (out of 8,690 cities) among cities with a population of 50K and above.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Total 2786.14 91 424
Violent 133.45 159 663
Property 2652.69 65 367
Violent Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 0 130 483
Rape 16.31 137 609
Robbery 57.83 137 498
Aggravated Assault 59.31 164 678
Property Crimes
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Crime Type Name Crime Rate State Rank National Rank
Burglary 317.31 132 502
Larceny-Theft 2191.55 29 282
Motor Vehicle Theft 134.93 159 559
Arson 8.9 112 386