Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
East Palo Alto, CA Crime Grade
How East Palo Alto grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in East Palo Alto, CA was 552.4 per 100,000 residents (161 incidents over a population of 29,143). That puts East Palo Alto Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 33% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Palo Alto (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Palo Alto vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 495.9(146) | 643.9(179) | 611.4(169) | 618.2(171) | 552.4(161) |
| Murder | 20.4(6) | 18.0(5) | 0.0(0) | 7.2(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 30.6(9) | 50.4(14) | 65.1(18) | 101.2(28) | 85.8(25) |
| Robbery | 186.8(55) | 241.0(67) | 195.4(54) | 213.3(59) | 144.1(42) |
| Aggravated assault | 258.2(76) | 334.5(93) | 350.9(97) | 296.4(82) | 322.5(94) |
| Property crime | 2326.8(685) | 2352.5(654) | 2178.0(602) | 1981.0(548) | 1602.4(467) |
| Burglary | 258.2(76) | 219.4(61) | 108.5(30) | 108.4(30) | 72.1(21) |
| Larceny | 1375.7(405) | 1514.4(421) | 1483.4(410) | 1370.1(379) | 1170.1(341) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 652.2(192) | 582.7(162) | 546.3(151) | 459.1(127) | 332.8(97) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: East Palo Alto's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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