Atherton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Atherton, CA Summary

Crime in Atherton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Atherton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Atherton:

  • There were 83 total crimes committed in Atherton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,238.1 total crimes per 100K people in Atherton.
  • The overall crime rate in Atherton is -46.73% below the national average.
  • Atherton ranks #66 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Atherton ranks #4,518 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Atherton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Atherton is 1,238.1 per 100,000 people. That's -46.73% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -52.03% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Atherton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 83 1,238.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 89.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6 89.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 18 268.5 369.7 269.8
Larceny 58 865.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 14.9 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 77 1,148.6 2,138.9 1,954.4

Atherton Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Atherton

6
Violent Crimes
89.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Atherton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Atherton is 89.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,117.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Atherton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.80% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -79.75% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Atherton

77
Property Crimes
1,148.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 77 property crimes in Atherton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Atherton is 1,148.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 87.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Atherton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.30% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Atherton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sunnyvale, CA 148,739 3,980 2,675.8 2,456.7 219.2
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
Cupertino, CA 56,950 824 1,446.9 1,331.0 115.9
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Menlo Park, CA 31,332 644 2,055.4 1,768.2 287.2
Los Altos, CA 29,847 380 1,273.2 1,206.2 67.0
East Palo Alto, CA 27,800 821 2,953.2 2,312.9 640.3
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2

Atherton SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
10
Commute
8
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