Mountain View, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mountain View, CA Summary

Crime in Mountain View research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mountain View 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 Mountain View:

  • There were 2,609 total crimes committed in Mountain View the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,237.5 total crimes per 100K people in Mountain View.
  • The overall crime rate in Mountain View is 39.29% above the national average.
  • Mountain View ranks #368 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Mountain View ranks #8,386 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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Mountain View Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mountain View is 3,237.5 per 100,000 people. That's 39.29% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 25.44% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mountain View
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,609 3,237.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 49 60.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 151 187.4 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 223 276.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 400 496.4 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,804 2,238.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 182 225.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,386 2,960.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Mountain View 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 Mountain View

223
Violent Crimes
276.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 223 violent crimes in Mountain View in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mountain View is 276.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 361.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mountain View each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -37.40% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mountain View

2,386
Property Crimes
2,960.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.49%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,386 property crimes in Mountain View in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mountain View is 2,960.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mountain View each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.49% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.42% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Mountain View SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
4
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