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What Is The Crime Rate In Santa Cruz

What Is The Crime Rate In Santa Cruz

A fairly common and important fact to research when considering a new place to live is the crime rate. This is especially important if you are moving with a family that has little ones and you want to ensure they are growing up in a safe neighborhood. No need to sugar coat it; you want to know and here's the truth.

Santa Cruz has a slightly higher crime rate than the average US city. This only applies to the proper boundaries. The rate of crime is 39 per 1,000 residents in one year. The northern part of Santa Cruz is considered to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of a crime is 1 in 13 in the northwest neighborhoods or as low as 1 in 40 in the north part of the city. You can determine this information by looking at a crime map. When you are looking at a crime map you want to remember that the rate of crime may appear inflated due to people visiting the area during the day. This is all dependent on the retail establishments and how busy the central part of a city is. If a city includes airports, parks, or schools, there is almost always a higher crime rate, especially if it is in a more metropolitan or lower-income area.

Crimes that are commonly seen in Santa Cruz are assault and robbery when it comes to violence crimes. You can also note that there is theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. In 2020, the crime rate in Santa Cruz fell from the previous year and this trend seems to be showing positive growth in that area.

The decrease in these crimes was mainly in the more violent crimes. The Santa...

What Is Unique About The Mission In Santa Cruz?

The Santa Cruz Mission is formerly a Spanish mission located in Santa Cruz, CA. This mission was the 12th mission out of the 21 California Missions. It is the only mission not named after a person. Santa Crux means Sacred Cross, which is an important symbol in the Roman Catholic Church.What Is Unique About The Mission In Santa Cruz?

The mission was founded on August 28, 1791, and is named for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross of Christianity. It is in the bluff in the city of Santa Cruz near the San Lorenzo River. Where it is located is now called the Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.  It features a structure with a water fountain and park grounds. This is located in a large residential area.

Mission Santa Cruz

The mission is actually the second mission built because the first one was flooded and forced Father Lasuen to relocate to higher ground. The new mission became known as the Hard Luck Mission because the disease had swept through the area that wiped out about half of the population in the area. We often view missions as peaceful and tranquil grounds, but oftentimes we don't know the historical past of the grounds. 

There is a garden behind the mission and the original hand-carved baptismal front that was once located in the sanctuary is in the garden. The garden produces goods such as wheat, barley, corn, beans, peas, lentils. There is also an oil painting of the Virgen de Guadalupe that is from 1797.  The chapel is smaller and inviting for baptisms and small weddings.

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