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San Mateo, CA Crime and Crime Rate

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The San Mateo crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #171

San Mateo, CA	1,165.70
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

San Mateo, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	San Mateo, CA	Count	0	21	74	135	407	1,338	199	9
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.6	72.5	132.2	398.7	1,310.7	194.9	8.8	969
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	San Mateo, CA	Count	0	29	85	125	309	1,601	155	12
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	28.9	84.6	124.5	307.6	1,594.0	154.3	11.9	1,026
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	San Mateo, CA	Count	0	13	81	167	285	1,448	143	6
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	13.1	81.6	168.2	287.0	1,458.2	144.0	6.0	936
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	20	69	156	306	1,288	138	4
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	20.3	70.2	158.6	311.1	1,309.6	140.3	4.1	934
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	24	82	185	242	1,464	199	19
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	25.9	88.4	199.5	261.0	1,578.9	214.6	20.5	1,111
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	San Mateo, CA	Count	2	16	110	210	274	1,720	178	19
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	17.4	119.3	227.7	297.2	1,865.3	193.0	20.6	1,238
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	28	118	213	234	1,766	288	17
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	30.6	128.8	232.4	255.3	1,926.9	314.2	18.5	1,362
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	San Mateo, CA	Count	0	19	100	187	241	1,610	222	20
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	20.8	109.4	204.5	263.6	1,760.7	242.8	21.9	1,167
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	San Mateo, CA	Count	2	18	83	222	274	1,920	294	20
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	19.6	90.3	241.6	298.1	2,089.2	319.9	21.8	1,340
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	San Mateo, CA	Count	4	22	117	260	355	2,205	220	24
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	4.4	23.9	127.3	283.0	386.4	2,399.8	239.4	26.1	1,573
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

San Mateo, CA	42.33
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

San Mateo, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	San Mateo, CA	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	9
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	San Mateo, CA	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	San Mateo, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	San Mateo, CA	Count	3	1	0	0	2	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	3.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.0	32
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	San Mateo, CA	Count	8	4	3	0	1	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	8.7	4.4	3.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	87
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	San Mateo, CA	Count	4	0	2	1	1	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	4.4	0.0	2.2	1.1	1.1	0.0	43
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	San Mateo, CA	Count	14	5	3	2	4	0
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	15.2	5.4	3.3	2.2	4.4	0.0	152
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

San Mateo, CA	1.19
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

San Mateo, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	San Mateo, CA	Count	140	106	34
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	137.1	103.8	33.3	1.20
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	San Mateo, CA	Count	143	107	36
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	142.4	106.5	35.8	1.24
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	San Mateo, CA	Count	137	103	34
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	138.0	103.7	34.2	1.21
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	San Mateo, CA	Count	136	102	34
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	138.3	103.7	34.6	1.21
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	San Mateo, CA	Count	142	106	36
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	153.1	114.3	38.8	1.34
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	San Mateo, CA	Count	150	114	36
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	162.7	123.6	39.0	1.43
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	San Mateo, CA	Count	150	114	36
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	163.7	124.4	39.3	1.44
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	San Mateo, CA	Count	152	114	38
	San Mateo, CA	Per 100,000	166.2	124.7	41.6	1.45
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	San Mateo, CA	Count	153	113	40
2005	San Mateo, CA	Count	148	109	39