Santa Cruz police today released 2019 crime statistics for the city. The department said the numbers are in keeping with five-year averages.
Police report for violent crimes:
- 2 homicides 2018, 0 homicides 2019, unable to quantify 0
- 34 rapes in 2018, 29 rapes in 2019, down 15%
- 66 robberies in 2018, 89 robberies in 2019, up 35%
- 289 aggravated assaults in 2018, 272 aggravated assaults in 2019, down 6%
Police report for property crime:
- 336 burglaries in 2018, 348 burglaries in 2019, up 4%
- 2,308 larcenies in 2018, 2,363 larcenies in 2019, up 2%
- 261 auto thefts in 2018, 221 auto thefts in 2019, down 15%
Arsons were also down 36% with 53 in 2018 and 34 in 2019.
