Thirty-day pulse

Patterns, without
the panic.

A measured look at 1311 reports preserved from 85 Santa Cruz Police source logs.

Total reports1311

85 source PDFs

Daily average15.4

Per published log

High / critical322

Classification estimate

Mapped at block level1073

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Reports approved

A steadier month

14-day sample
By category

Property leads

Property60846%
Public order32825%
Violence14911%
Drugs14711%
Warrant796%
01 · Place

Pacific Avenue remains the busiest corridor.

Roughly one in eight location-specific reports fell within two blocks of Pacific Avenue.

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02 · Time

Late afternoon was the most active window.

Reports occurring between 4–8 PM were 21% more frequent than the monthly hourly average.

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03 · Context

Approval date is not always occurrence date.

Cold and online reports may appear days or months later. Trends use occurrence dates where reliable.

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Use the numbers carefully.

These counts describe published police records, not all crime and not adjudicated outcomes. Changes may reflect reporting, approval, or classification practices.