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Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

County agencyCA0440000NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Santa Cruz County, California

Serves ~131,981 residents · LEMAS survey

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI CA0440000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 777 victims, 728 offenders
Victim sex
Male472 (61%)
Female293 (38%)
Unknown12 (2%)
Victim race
White618 (96%)
Black or African American18 (3%)
Asian8 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander2 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native1 (0%)
Weapons involved
Personal Weapons202 (28%)
Blunt Object182 (25%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument90 (13%)
Other86 (12%)
None50 (7%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel28 (4%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home355 (46%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk169 (22%)
Jail/Prison/Penitentiary/Corrections Facility50 (6%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage46 (6%)
Other/Unknown38 (5%)
Drug Store/Doctor's Office/Hospital26 (3%)

Top 6 of 24 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger168 (22%)
Otherwise Known139 (18%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend92 (12%)
Relationship Unknown62 (8%)
Parent41 (5%)
Acquaintance40 (5%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property53 (22%)
Weapon Law Violations46 (19%)
Kidnapping/Abduction46 (19%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations24 (10%)
Simple Assault23 (10%)
Drug Equipment Violations12 (5%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
153
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
60
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
319
Population served
131,981
Operating budget
$82,322,882
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2007155172$26,869,550
200315360$36,310,708
200016150$28,642,599
1999149150
1997141141
1993127126
1990125122

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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