East Palo Alto has a reputation for a high violent crime rate. Here's a comparison of EPA to other select cities (rates are violent crimes per 1000 people/year):
Palo Alto: 0.88
Menlo Park: 1.56
Mountain View: 1.98
California median: 2.74
California average: 3.96
East Palo Alto: 4.22
Los Angeles: 4.89
San Francisco: 7.95
Santa Cruz: 8.26
Oakland: 16.85
Relative to its neighboring cities, EPA's crime rate is more than double or triple. However, relative to the California average, it's near the middle.
I'm surprised the Santa Cruz crime rate is so high and that the crime rate in Los Angeles is so low.
All numbers from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_locations_by_crime_rate
Palo Alto: 0.88
Menlo Park: 1.56
Mountain View: 1.98
California median: 2.74
California average: 3.96
East Palo Alto: 4.22
Los Angeles: 4.89
San Francisco: 7.95
Santa Cruz: 8.26
Oakland: 16.85
Relative to its neighboring cities, EPA's crime rate is more than double or triple. However, relative to the California average, it's near the middle.
I'm surprised the Santa Cruz crime rate is so high and that the crime rate in Los Angeles is so low.
All numbers from here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_locations_by_crime_rate