How many murders are there in Santa Cruz?

Reported Annual Crime In Santa Cruz Statistic Reportedincidents National/100k people Total crime 3,295 2,580 Statistic Reportedincidents National/100k people Murder 1 5.0 Rape 34 42.6 Click to see full answer. Accordingly, what is the crime rate in Santa Cruz?With a crime rate of 56 per one thousand residents, Santa Cruz has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes – from the smallest towns to the very largest cities. One’s chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime here is one in 18.Secondly, is Santa Cruz Boardwalk safe at night? Santa Cruz Boardwalk & Beach has both Amusement Park security guards as well as the Santa Cruz Police patrolling around-all the time. If you go into the nieghborhoods near there, at night, you are looking for trouble, but the boardwalk/beach and wharf are all very safe. Correspondingly, how dangerous is Santa Cruz? Now, the Bad News: Nothing else is Safe Here And Santa Cruz exceeds Compton in 2012 per 100,000 population in property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, and has comparable levels of aggravated assault, and 60% of Compton’s overall level of violent crime (72% of Compton’s level of violent crime in 2011).Is Santa Cruz CA a safe place to live?I currently live in Santa Cruz CA, a few blocks away from downtown. I have not always been here, but I did go to Harbor High School in Santa Cruz and moved back after 10 years in San Jose. Santa Cruz is a great and a safe place to live. The atmosphere is relaxed, people are mostly nice and friendly.