City of Los Altos Crime Statistics


What is a Part I Crime?
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 where they are recorded and then forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 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 be forwarded to the FBI. The FBI then uses this information to publish their annual Uniform Crime Report.

The following table includes annual totals for the 2008 and 2009 Part I Crimes:

Yearly Comparison

2008

2009
# Change
% Change
Murder
0
0
0
0.00%
Forcible Rape
2
0

-2

100.00%
Robbery
8
5
-3
-37.50%
Assault
40
46
6
15.00%
Burglary
140
108
-32
-22.85%
Larceny
228
197
-31
-13.59%
Motor Vehicle Theft
9
13
4

44.00%

Arson
3
0
-3
-100.00%
Yearly Totals
430
369
-61
-14.18%

CrimeReports.com

The Los Altos Police Department through CrimeReports.com provides an On-line Crime Alerting and Mapping Service that offers easy to read incident crime maps and automated alerts. Neighborhood crime data is available within a 24-hour period. The URL for this service is located at http://www.crimereports.com


Related Links:

To view the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports for all US Cities go to:
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm


To view FAQ's on Uniform Crime Reporting go to:
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/ucrfaq.pdf


To view crime/incident specific information go to:
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucrquestincident.htm