Hillsborough, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hillsborough, CA Summary

Crime in Hillsborough research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Hillsborough over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Hillsborough:

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Hillsborough the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 814.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hillsborough.
  • The overall crime rate in Hillsborough is -64.94% below the national average.
  • Hillsborough ranks #24 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Hillsborough ranks #3,093 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hillsborough Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hillsborough is 814.8 per 100,000 people. That's -64.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -68.43% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hillsborough
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 814.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 37.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 5 46.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 49 458.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 30 281.0 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 28.1 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 82 767.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Hillsborough Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hillsborough

5
Violent Crimes
46.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-87.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Hillsborough in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hillsborough is 46.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,135.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hillsborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -87.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -89.41% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hillsborough

82
Property Crimes
767.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 82 property crimes in Hillsborough in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hillsborough is 767.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hillsborough each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.71% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.10% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hillsborough

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
South San Francisco, CA 62,427 2,010 3,219.8 2,825.7 394.1
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2
Los Altos, CA 29,847 380 1,273.2 1,206.2 67.0
Burlingame, CA 29,003 1,072 3,696.2 3,492.7 203.4
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Piedmont, CA 10,853 432 3,980.5 3,777.8 202.7

Hillsborough SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
4
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