This page includes Part I Crime totals for the City of Palo Alto for 2003 through 2007. Part I crimes are crimes that occur with sufficient frequency to provide an adequate basis for comparison.

These totals are submitted monthly to the State of California Department of Justice and then forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigations for their annual Uniform Crime Report.

What is Uniform Crime Reporting?

Uniform Crime Reporting is a statewide law enforcement program designed to provide a nationwide view of crime based on the submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Each agency is required to report monthly crime statistics to the California Department of Justice, which will in turn forward the information to the FBI. The FBI then uses this information to publish their annual Uniform Crime Report.

For practical purposes, the reporting of known offenses is limited to the crime classifications listed in the Part I Crimes summary because they are crimes most likely to be reported and crimes that occur with sufficient frequency to provide an adequate basis for comparison. Definitions of a "Part I" crime and clearances are found in the file below.

Part 1 Crimes		2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Homicide		0	0	1	2	1
Rape*		8	3	2	5	9
Robbery*		47	36	47	43	29
Assault**		15	20	18	34	63
Burglary Total*		371	404	286	366	267
Larceny-Theft*		1563	1352	1104	1307	1350
Motor Vehicle Theft*		129	148	82	80	50
Arson*		21	19	15	14	33
Totals		2154	1982	1555	1851	1802
Notes:
* includes attempts
** Does not include simple assaults

Below is a 5 year count of all Police Calls for Service, Offenses and Accident reports.

	Year	Calls For Service	Offenses	Accidents
	2009	63,950	7,171	1,011
	2008	66,635	7,358	1,052
	2007	69,307	7,026	1,220
	2006	71,867	7,398	1,275
	2005	66,490	7,157	1,357

In 2009, the population of Palo Alto was approximately 61,200 .During that time, the Palo Alto Police Department had 94 sworn officers.

Click on this LINK to go to the "FedStats" web page where you can see a break down of the population based on various factors.

Click here to view a 10 year comparison of Part I crimes in Palo Alto and neighboring communities see the file listed below.

You can now request statistical information for specific Locations in Palo Alto during a given time period. There is a $60.00 per hour fee charged for research required to produce more in depth or complicated statistical reports. To request this service, you can download a "Statistics Request" form from the list below. This form can be used different ways, how you use it is up to you:

1. It can be filled out on line and then printed out and either mailed to, or brought to the Police Department.
2. It can be printed out blank and then filled in by hand and then be brought or mailed to the Police Dept.
3. It can be filled out on line and then saved to your computer (click on the save button in Acrobat Reader) and emailed to the Police Department (pd@cityofpaloalto.org) as an attachment.

The requester will be notified when the report is ready and they can send payment for the fee via the mail and the report will be mailed to them or the fees will be collected at the time the report is picked up.

For more information on crime statistics, please contact our office at 650-329-2536

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