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

Crime Index, #84

Sunnyvale, CA	826.41
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.

Sunnyvale, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	14	88	64	511	1,559	286	14
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	9.4	58.9	42.8	342.1	1,043.6	191.5	9.4	716
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	4	16	51	73	574	1,456	404	14
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.7	10.8	34.4	49.3	387.4	982.7	272.7	9.4	772
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	3	14	71	82	524	1,696	335	22
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	9.7	49.4	57.1	364.9	1,181.0	233.3	15.3	806
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	3	21	68	58	393	1,351	226	14
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	14.8	48.0	40.9	277.3	953.2	159.5	9.9	676
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	0	26	59	84	407	1,574	246	51
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	19.4	44.0	62.7	303.6	1,174.0	183.5	38.0	765
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	11	71	86	431	2,026	312	21
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.8	8.3	53.7	65.1	326.2	1,533.2	236.1	15.9	864
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	2	17	65	100	350	1,894	346	33
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	1.5	13.0	49.6	76.3	267.1	1,445.2	264.0	25.2	867
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	2	15	62	75	372	1,896	361	16
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	1.5	11.5	47.6	57.5	285.4	1,454.8	277.0	12.3	855
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	21	81	81	524	1,699	409	23
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.8	16.1	62.3	62.3	402.9	1,306.3	314.5	17.7	934
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	3	27	73	129	495	1,794	372	16
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	21.0	56.6	100.1	384.1	1,392.2	288.7	12.4	1,010
	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

Sunnyvale, CA	9.11
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.

Sunnyvale, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	20
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	7
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	3	0	1	1	1	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	22
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, 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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	7
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Sunnyvale, CA	1.65
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.

Sunnyvale, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	281	205	76
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	188.1	137.2	50.9	1.63
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	270	196	74
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	182.2	132.3	49.9	1.57
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	267	201	66
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	185.9	140.0	46.0	1.63
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	274	203	71
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	193.3	143.2	50.1	1.68
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	286	213	73
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	213.3	158.9	54.4	1.86
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	284	215	69
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	214.9	162.7	52.2	1.89
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	289	223	66
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	220.5	170.2	50.4	1.95
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	287	223	64
	Sunnyvale, CA	Per 100,000	220.2	171.1	49.1	1.96
	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	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	290	219	71
2005	Sunnyvale, CA	Count	285	220	65