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The Santa Monica crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #344

Santa Monica, CA	1,879.07
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.

Santa Monica, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Santa Monica, CA	Count	0	30	120	188	535	2,314	177	19
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.2	128.8	201.8	574.3	2,484.1	190.0	20.4	1,560
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	7	27	120	170	573	2,806	165	21
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	7.6	29.2	129.7	183.8	619.5	3,033.9	178.4	22.7	1,797
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	2	23	151	219	586	2,634	178	10
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	25.2	165.5	240.1	642.4	2,887.7	195.1	11.0	1,789
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	1	24	129	215	483	2,300	188	7
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	26.4	142.1	236.8	532.0	2,533.3	207.1	7.7	1,602
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	1	12	167	212	413	2,541	166	26
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	13.7	190.2	241.4	470.3	2,893.5	189.0	29.6	1,667
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	3	14	162	214	512	2,578	264	26
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	15.9	184.0	243.1	581.6	2,928.3	299.9	29.5	1,824
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	4	21	218	293	557	2,104	243	5
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	4.6	24.0	248.9	334.6	636.0	2,402.6	277.5	5.7	1,954
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	2	30	236	328	682	2,099	327	13
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	33.9	266.4	370.3	769.9	2,369.5	369.1	14.7	2,136
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	2	26	256	306	733	2,187	394	12
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	29.3	289.0	345.4	827.4	2,468.6	444.7	13.5	2,213
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	4	21	241	285	788	2,286	422	16
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	4.5	23.8	272.6	322.4	891.3	2,585.8	477.3	18.1	2,250
	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

Santa Monica, CA	29.11
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.

Santa Monica, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Santa Monica, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	11	6	2	0	3	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	12.1	6.6	2.2	0.0	3.3	0.0	120
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	5	1	3	0	1	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	5.5	1.1	3.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	55
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	1.1	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	34
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	11
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	0.0	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	22
	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

Santa Monica, CA	3.16
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.

Santa Monica, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Santa Monica, CA	Count	381	202	179
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	409.0	216.9	192.2	3.13
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	378	202	176
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	408.7	218.4	190.3	3.14
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	385	203	182
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	422.1	222.6	199.5	3.22
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	388	204	184
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	427.4	224.7	202.7	3.26
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	387	204	183
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	440.7	232.3	208.4	3.36
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	397	203	194
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	450.9	230.6	220.4	3.41
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	386	202	184
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	440.8	230.7	210.1	3.36
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	390	209	181
	Santa Monica, CA	Per 100,000	440.3	235.9	204.3	3.38
	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	Santa Monica, CA	Count	402	204	198
2005	Santa Monica, CA	Count	380	198	182