{
 "source": {
  "name": "California DOJ Crimes and Clearances with Arson, 1985-2025",
  "url": "https://data-openjustice.doj.ca.gov/sites/default/files/dataset/2026-07/Crimes_and_Clearances_with_Arson-1985-2025.csv",
  "portal": "https://openjustice.doj.ca.gov/data"
 },
 "method": "Sum over all Santa Cruz County reporting agencies per year. Part I = violent + property + arson. Negative/blank values are unknown, not zero (counted in unknown_values).",
 "agency_year_rows": 391,
 "agencies": {
  "CA Highway Patrol - Santa Cruz": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Cabrillo College": {
   "rows": 13,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 1997
  },
  "Cal Fire San Mateo/Santa Cruz": {
   "rows": 3,
   "first": 2023,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Capitola": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Pajaro Coast DPR": {
   "rows": 8,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 1992
  },
  "Santa Cruz": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Department": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Santa Cruz DPR": {
   "rows": 40,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Santa Cruz Mtns. DPR": {
   "rows": 1,
   "first": 2023,
   "last": 2023
  },
  "Scotts Valley": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "UC Santa Cruz": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  },
  "Union Pacific RR - Santa Cruz": {
   "rows": 39,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2023
  },
  "Watsonville": {
   "rows": 41,
   "first": 1985,
   "last": 2025
  }
 },
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  "1985": {
   "violent": 1085,
   "homicide": 16,
   "rape": 81,
   "robbery": 300,
   "aggravated_assault": 688,
   "property": 14450,
   "burglary": 4176,
   "vehicle_theft": 776,
   "larceny_theft": 9498,
   "arson": 76,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 15611
  },
  "1986": {
   "violent": 1248,
   "homicide": 18,
   "rape": 90,
   "robbery": 289,
   "aggravated_assault": 851,
   "property": 13754,
   "burglary": 3918,
   "vehicle_theft": 868,
   "larceny_theft": 8968,
   "arson": 119,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 15121
  },
  "1987": {
   "violent": 1146,
   "homicide": 14,
   "rape": 82,
   "robbery": 271,
   "aggravated_assault": 779,
   "property": 13073,
   "burglary": 3696,
   "vehicle_theft": 832,
   "larceny_theft": 8545,
   "arson": 105,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 14324
  },
  "1988": {
   "violent": 1067,
   "homicide": 11,
   "rape": 78,
   "robbery": 248,
   "aggravated_assault": 730,
   "property": 12376,
   "burglary": 3042,
   "vehicle_theft": 811,
   "larceny_theft": 8523,
   "arson": 65,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 13508
  },
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   "violent": 1023,
   "homicide": 12,
   "rape": 106,
   "robbery": 201,
   "aggravated_assault": 704,
   "property": 12413,
   "burglary": 2865,
   "vehicle_theft": 780,
   "larceny_theft": 8768,
   "arson": 50,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 13486
  },
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   "violent": 1099,
   "homicide": 11,
   "rape": 83,
   "robbery": 261,
   "aggravated_assault": 744,
   "property": 12620,
   "burglary": 2970,
   "vehicle_theft": 1004,
   "larceny_theft": 8646,
   "arson": 75,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 13794
  },
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   "violent": 1253,
   "homicide": 14,
   "rape": 79,
   "robbery": 251,
   "aggravated_assault": 909,
   "property": 12454,
   "burglary": 2670,
   "vehicle_theft": 771,
   "larceny_theft": 9013,
   "arson": 68,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 13775
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   "violent": 1594,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 89,
   "robbery": 267,
   "aggravated_assault": 1232,
   "property": 12409,
   "burglary": 2801,
   "vehicle_theft": 651,
   "larceny_theft": 8957,
   "arson": 75,
   "agencies": 11,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 14078
  },
  "1993": {
   "violent": 1704,
   "homicide": 9,
   "rape": 57,
   "robbery": 334,
   "aggravated_assault": 1304,
   "property": 12344,
   "burglary": 2539,
   "vehicle_theft": 737,
   "larceny_theft": 9068,
   "arson": 90,
   "agencies": 10,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 14138
  },
  "1994": {
   "violent": 1677,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 84,
   "robbery": 305,
   "aggravated_assault": 1282,
   "property": 13239,
   "burglary": 2636,
   "vehicle_theft": 680,
   "larceny_theft": 9923,
   "arson": 90,
   "agencies": 10,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 15006
  },
  "1995": {
   "violent": 1757,
   "homicide": 8,
   "rape": 77,
   "robbery": 286,
   "aggravated_assault": 1386,
   "property": 12086,
   "burglary": 2486,
   "vehicle_theft": 726,
   "larceny_theft": 8874,
   "arson": 97,
   "agencies": 10,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 13940
  },
  "1996": {
   "violent": 1774,
   "homicide": 10,
   "rape": 71,
   "robbery": 276,
   "aggravated_assault": 1417,
   "property": 11550,
   "burglary": 2170,
   "vehicle_theft": 784,
   "larceny_theft": 8596,
   "arson": 75,
   "agencies": 10,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 13399
  },
  "1997": {
   "violent": 1613,
   "homicide": 4,
   "rape": 72,
   "robbery": 250,
   "aggravated_assault": 1287,
   "property": 10577,
   "burglary": 1931,
   "vehicle_theft": 752,
   "larceny_theft": 7894,
   "arson": 95,
   "agencies": 10,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 12285
  },
  "1998": {
   "violent": 1394,
   "homicide": 9,
   "rape": 58,
   "robbery": 188,
   "aggravated_assault": 1139,
   "property": 8591,
   "burglary": 1629,
   "vehicle_theft": 540,
   "larceny_theft": 6422,
   "arson": 66,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 10051
  },
  "1999": {
   "violent": 1065,
   "homicide": 4,
   "rape": 67,
   "robbery": 165,
   "aggravated_assault": 829,
   "property": 7612,
   "burglary": 1597,
   "vehicle_theft": 442,
   "larceny_theft": 5573,
   "arson": 84,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 8761
  },
  "2000": {
   "violent": 1187,
   "homicide": 9,
   "rape": 102,
   "robbery": 171,
   "aggravated_assault": 905,
   "property": 7504,
   "burglary": 1468,
   "vehicle_theft": 520,
   "larceny_theft": 5516,
   "arson": 44,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 8735
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  "2001": {
   "violent": 1203,
   "homicide": 13,
   "rape": 114,
   "robbery": 212,
   "aggravated_assault": 865,
   "property": 8910,
   "burglary": 1543,
   "vehicle_theft": 547,
   "larceny_theft": 6820,
   "arson": 58,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 1,
   "part1": 10171
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  "2002": {
   "violent": 1099,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 109,
   "robbery": 238,
   "aggravated_assault": 746,
   "property": 9037,
   "burglary": 1676,
   "vehicle_theft": 517,
   "larceny_theft": 6844,
   "arson": 72,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 10208
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  "2003": {
   "violent": 1268,
   "homicide": 13,
   "rape": 102,
   "robbery": 264,
   "aggravated_assault": 889,
   "property": 9865,
   "burglary": 1814,
   "vehicle_theft": 695,
   "larceny_theft": 7356,
   "arson": 54,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 11187
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  "2004": {
   "violent": 1198,
   "homicide": 5,
   "rape": 124,
   "robbery": 205,
   "aggravated_assault": 864,
   "property": 9397,
   "burglary": 1697,
   "vehicle_theft": 851,
   "larceny_theft": 6849,
   "arson": 59,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 10654
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  "2005": {
   "violent": 1155,
   "homicide": 5,
   "rape": 112,
   "robbery": 232,
   "aggravated_assault": 806,
   "property": 10255,
   "burglary": 1940,
   "vehicle_theft": 1059,
   "larceny_theft": 7256,
   "arson": 49,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 11459
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  "2006": {
   "violent": 1083,
   "homicide": 16,
   "rape": 96,
   "robbery": 227,
   "aggravated_assault": 744,
   "property": 9936,
   "burglary": 1961,
   "vehicle_theft": 857,
   "larceny_theft": 7118,
   "arson": 85,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 11104
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  "2007": {
   "violent": 1239,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 80,
   "robbery": 275,
   "aggravated_assault": 878,
   "property": 8866,
   "burglary": 1602,
   "vehicle_theft": 717,
   "larceny_theft": 6547,
   "arson": 89,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 10194
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  "2008": {
   "violent": 1247,
   "homicide": 8,
   "rape": 77,
   "robbery": 276,
   "aggravated_assault": 886,
   "property": 7882,
   "burglary": 1585,
   "vehicle_theft": 696,
   "larceny_theft": 5601,
   "arson": 72,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9201
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  "2009": {
   "violent": 1215,
   "homicide": 10,
   "rape": 79,
   "robbery": 222,
   "aggravated_assault": 904,
   "property": 9059,
   "burglary": 1732,
   "vehicle_theft": 847,
   "larceny_theft": 6480,
   "arson": 67,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 10341
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  "2010": {
   "violent": 1313,
   "homicide": 14,
   "rape": 68,
   "robbery": 269,
   "aggravated_assault": 962,
   "property": 8267,
   "burglary": 1737,
   "vehicle_theft": 656,
   "larceny_theft": 5874,
   "arson": 62,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9642
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  "2011": {
   "violent": 1169,
   "homicide": 10,
   "rape": 75,
   "robbery": 252,
   "aggravated_assault": 832,
   "property": 8744,
   "burglary": 1958,
   "vehicle_theft": 822,
   "larceny_theft": 5964,
   "arson": 39,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9952
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  "2012": {
   "violent": 1041,
   "homicide": 10,
   "rape": 76,
   "robbery": 220,
   "aggravated_assault": 735,
   "property": 8709,
   "burglary": 1633,
   "vehicle_theft": 972,
   "larceny_theft": 6104,
   "arson": 43,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9793
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  "2013": {
   "violent": 1002,
   "homicide": 11,
   "rape": 78,
   "robbery": 199,
   "aggravated_assault": 714,
   "property": 8140,
   "burglary": 1640,
   "vehicle_theft": 1023,
   "larceny_theft": 5477,
   "arson": 60,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9202
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  "2014": {
   "violent": 1139,
   "homicide": 9,
   "rape": 110,
   "robbery": 236,
   "aggravated_assault": 784,
   "property": 8121,
   "burglary": 1369,
   "vehicle_theft": 1083,
   "larceny_theft": 5669,
   "arson": 52,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 9312
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   "violent": 1171,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 118,
   "robbery": 279,
   "aggravated_assault": 768,
   "property": 9282,
   "burglary": 1463,
   "vehicle_theft": 1164,
   "larceny_theft": 6655,
   "arson": 49,
   "agencies": 9,
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   "violent": 1101,
   "homicide": 5,
   "rape": 120,
   "robbery": 209,
   "aggravated_assault": 767,
   "property": 9485,
   "burglary": 1221,
   "vehicle_theft": 1454,
   "larceny_theft": 6810,
   "arson": 38,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
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  "2017": {
   "violent": 1056,
   "homicide": 3,
   "rape": 156,
   "robbery": 232,
   "aggravated_assault": 665,
   "property": 8947,
   "burglary": 1235,
   "vehicle_theft": 1267,
   "larceny_theft": 6445,
   "arson": 69,
   "agencies": 9,
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  "2018": {
   "violent": 989,
   "homicide": 5,
   "rape": 103,
   "robbery": 173,
   "aggravated_assault": 708,
   "property": 7530,
   "burglary": 1064,
   "vehicle_theft": 957,
   "larceny_theft": 5509,
   "arson": 84,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 8603
  },
  "2019": {
   "violent": 1106,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 137,
   "robbery": 182,
   "aggravated_assault": 781,
   "property": 7005,
   "burglary": 1039,
   "vehicle_theft": 828,
   "larceny_theft": 5138,
   "arson": 54,
   "agencies": 9,
   "unknown_values": 0,
   "part1": 8165
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  "2020": {
   "violent": 970,
   "homicide": 12,
   "rape": 104,
   "robbery": 172,
   "aggravated_assault": 682,
   "property": 6155,
   "burglary": 905,
   "vehicle_theft": 998,
   "larceny_theft": 4252,
   "arson": 75,
   "agencies": 9,
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  "2021": {
   "violent": 1052,
   "homicide": 12,
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   "property": 5478,
   "burglary": 780,
   "vehicle_theft": 723,
   "larceny_theft": 3975,
   "arson": 74,
   "agencies": 9,
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   "violent": 1200,
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   "property": 5239,
   "burglary": 754,
   "vehicle_theft": 603,
   "larceny_theft": 3882,
   "arson": 71,
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   "violent": 1070,
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   "burglary": 459,
   "vehicle_theft": 397,
   "larceny_theft": 3030,
   "arson": 62,
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   "violent": 939,
   "homicide": 6,
   "rape": 96,
   "robbery": 134,
   "aggravated_assault": 703,
   "property": 4027,
   "burglary": 418,
   "vehicle_theft": 407,
   "larceny_theft": 3202,
   "arson": 79,
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   "violent": 862,
   "homicide": 2,
   "rape": 110,
   "robbery": 144,
   "aggravated_assault": 606,
   "property": 3728,
   "burglary": 305,
   "vehicle_theft": 381,
   "larceny_theft": 3042,
   "arson": 54,
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  }
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  "first": 1985,
  "last": 2025,
  "years": 41
 },
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  "last_year": 4644,
  "peak_year": 1985,
  "peak": 15611
 },
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 "violent_change_pct": -20.6,
 "santa_cruz_city_part1_2016_2025": 28606,
 "crash_vs_crime_2016_2025": {
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    "year": 2016,
    "fatal_crashes": 22,
    "homicides": 5,
    "ksi_crashes": 129,
    "violent_crimes": 1101
   },
   {
    "year": 2017,
    "fatal_crashes": 18,
    "homicides": 3,
    "ksi_crashes": 135,
    "violent_crimes": 1056
   },
   {
    "year": 2018,
    "fatal_crashes": 24,
    "homicides": 5,
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   },
   {
    "year": 2019,
    "fatal_crashes": 19,
    "homicides": 6,
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   },
   {
    "year": 2020,
    "fatal_crashes": 18,
    "homicides": 12,
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   },
   {
    "year": 2021,
    "fatal_crashes": 28,
    "homicides": 12,
    "ksi_crashes": 174,
    "violent_crimes": 1052
   },
   {
    "year": 2022,
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    "homicides": 2,
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   },
   {
    "year": 2023,
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   },
   {
    "year": 2024,
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   {
    "year": 2025,
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    "homicides": 2,
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    "violent_crimes": 862
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  "fatal_per_homicide": 3.5,
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  "years_fatal_exceeds_homicide": 10,
  "note": "A fatal crash can kill more than one person, so fatal crashes are a lower bound on traffic deaths. DOJ homicide counts are offenses reported by agencies in the county."
 }
}