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The Pasadena crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #256

Pasadena, CA	1,502.00
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Pasadena, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Pasadena, CA	Count	10	23	126	235	826	2,413	230	28
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	7.1	16.4	89.8	167.4	588.4	1,719.0	163.8	19.9	1,298
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Pasadena, CA	Count	3	25	162	244	939	2,553	287	27
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	18.0	116.5	175.5	675.5	1,836.7	206.5	19.4	1,374
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Pasadena, CA	Count	5	21	172	235	891	2,238	250	52
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	3.6	15.1	123.4	168.6	639.3	1,605.7	179.4	37.3	1,295
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Pasadena, CA	Count	7	26	178	224	1,011	2,382	279	25
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	5.0	18.7	128.3	161.5	728.7	1,717.0	201.1	18.0	1,418
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Pasadena, CA	Count	3	21	189	341	832	2,864	378	13
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	14.5	130.8	236.0	575.8	1,982.1	261.6	9.0	1,451
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Pasadena, CA	Count	5	25	182	271	824	3,023	311	23
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	17.4	126.3	188.1	572.0	2,098.4	215.9	16.0	1,436
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Pasadena, CA	Count	3	21	260	337	858	2,957	367	18
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	14.5	179.9	233.1	593.6	2,045.7	253.9	12.5	1,543
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Pasadena, CA	Count	11	33	303	397	825	2,993	486	23
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	7.6	22.7	208.2	272.8	566.8	2,056.3	333.9	15.8	1,777
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Pasadena, CA	Count	11	19	247	334	892	2,998	508	27
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	7.6	13.1	170.3	230.3	615.1	2,067.2	350.3	18.6	1,665
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Pasadena, CA	Count	6	23	285	489	788	3,041	560	29
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	4.1	15.9	196.5	337.2	543.4	2,096.9	386.1	20.0	1,763
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Pasadena, CA	51.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Pasadena, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Pasadena, CA	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.8	2.1	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	28
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Pasadena, CA	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	21
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Pasadena, CA	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	1.4	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	14
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Pasadena, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Pasadena, CA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	2.1	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Pasadena, CA	Count	5	2	1	1	1	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	1.4	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	34
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Pasadena, CA	Count	20	8	3	2	7	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	13.8	5.5	2.1	1.4	4.8	0.0	138
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Pasadena, CA	Count	17	7	1	3	6	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	11.7	4.8	0.7	2.1	4.1	0.0	116
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Pasadena, CA	Count	14	5	2	1	6	0
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	9.7	3.4	1.4	0.7	4.1	0.0	96
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Pasadena, CA	1.94
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Pasadena, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Pasadena, CA	Count	329	226	103
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	234.4	161.0	73.4	1.98
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Pasadena, CA	Count	326	226	100
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	234.5	162.6	71.9	1.99
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Pasadena, CA	Count	331	230	101
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	237.5	165.0	72.5	2.01
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Pasadena, CA	Count	339	231	108
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	244.4	166.5	77.8	2.05
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Pasadena, CA	Count	359	240	119
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	248.4	166.1	82.4	2.07
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Pasadena, CA	Count	367	244	123
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	254.7	169.4	85.4	2.12
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Pasadena, CA	Count	379	246	133
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	262.2	170.2	92.0	2.16
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Pasadena, CA	Count	368	246	122
	Pasadena, CA	Per 100,000	252.8	169.0	83.8	2.11
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Pasadena, CA	Count	367	240	127
2005	Pasadena, CA	Count	365	239	126