Safe At Home – Berkeley
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
Berkeley is a city with a rich history of civil disobedience and liberal politics and is home to one of the leading universities in the country. Its residents range from the upper middle-class, intellectual elites to the working class and homeless. With the recent acts in crime in the city, some residents believe that the city’s reputation for safety may be changing for the worse. People interviewed at the UC Berkeley campus talk about how safe they feel in the city.
Berkeley Crime By The Numbers
Crime | 2008 | 2009 |
Homicide | 8 | 6 |
Rape | 25 | 27 |
Robbery | 496 | 444 |
Aggravated Assault | 123 | 138 |
Burglary | 1,095 | 1,079 |
Robbery | 496 | 444 |
Car Theft | 952 | 727 |
Larceny (>$400) | 1,104 | 1,139 |
Larceny (<$400) | 3,686 | 3,522 |
Arson | 28 | 21 |
Source: Office of the Attorney General | Preliminary Report: Crime in 2009 |