85 source PDFs
Thirty-day pulsePatterns, without
Patterns, without
the panic.
A measured look at 1311 reports preserved from 85 Santa Cruz Police source logs.
Per published log
Classification estimate
Census geocoder
Reports approved
14-day sampleA steadier month
By category
Property leads
Property60846%
Public order32825%
Violence14911%
Drugs14711%
Warrant796%
Pacific Avenue remains the busiest corridor.
Roughly one in eight location-specific reports fell within two blocks of Pacific Avenue.
See on the mapLate afternoon was the most active window.
Reports occurring between 4–8 PM were 21% more frequent than the monthly hourly average.
Filter by timeApproval date is not always occurrence date.
Cold and online reports may appear days or months later. Trends use occurrence dates where reliable.
Read methodologyUse the numbers carefully.
These counts describe published police records, not all crime and not adjudicated outcomes. Changes may reflect reporting, approval, or classification practices.