Watsonville Crime Information and California Amber Alerts

Watsonville California Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

Watsonville Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2005	47,465	237	2	17	81	137	2,043	284	1,481	278	7


Local Watsonville Crime News George Watkins: The good and bad of winter (The Salinas Californian) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:23:55 GMT The winter season for high school athletics officially ended Thursday night when the North Salinas High girls basketball team fell in the second round of the Northern California playoffs. Read More >> Mother, son reunited after more than two years (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:53:43 GMT SANTA CRUZ -- Sandi Chrones waited for more than two years to see her 10-year-old son. Thursday night, her prayers were answered when he stepped off a plane at the San Jose airport thanks to inspector Raul Castellanos of the county District Attorney's Office. Read More >> Alleged parental child abduction takes Santa Cruz County investigator to Georgia in search of 10-year-old (San Jose Mercury News) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:17:10 GMT SANTA CRUZ — Sandi Chrones waited for more than two years to see her 10-year-old son.Thursday night, her prayers were answered when he stepped off a plane at the San Jose airport thanks to inspector Raul Castellanos of the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office. Read More >> Big funding boost to anti-gang efforts (The Pinnacle) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:13:44 GMT Award to fund a variety of programs over two years Local gang prevention activities will get a significant boost over the next two years with nearly $400,000 in funding targeted at a host of suppression and intervention efforts. Read More >> CIF NorCal Division V Boys Basketball: No. 2 St. Francis burned by No. 7 San Francisco University High Red Devils (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:50:30 GMT WATSONVILLE -- The St. Francis High boys basketball team finally ran into an offense it couldn't stop. Read More >> Rock-throwing vandals wreak havoc across Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:20 GMT SANTA CRUZ -- Westside resident Karen Jones thought the shattering sound she heard from her bedroom late Monday was her cat knocking over the fish tank. Read More >> Cops and Courts: March 10, 2010: Investigation into fatal 129 crash continues (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:37:35 GMT AROMAS -- The identity of the 28-year-old Watsonville man who died in a crash on Highway 129 on Monday has yet to be released by the Coroner's Office. Read More >> Rock-throwing vandals wreak havoc across Santa Cruz County (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:05:22 GMT SANTA CRUZ - Westside resident Karen Jones thought the shattering sound she heard from her bedroom late Monday was her elderly cat knocking over the fish tank. Read More >> Cops and Courts: March 9, 2010: Armed robbers hold up pizza man (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:36:10 GMT SANTA CRUZ Armed robbers hold up pizza man A pizza man delivering food to a home on the Westside of town was held up at gunpoint by three men around 10 p.m. Sunday Read More >> Watsonville police score anti-gang grant (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:35:23 GMT WATSONVILLE - Watsonville police are getting help from the governor to combat growing gang violence. The city is among 24 recipients statewide to receive an anti-gang grant, announced by Gov. Read More >>

Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Alameda	144	99	45
Albany	37	27	10
Alhambra	126	81	45
Alturas	10	9	1
Anaheim	559	396	163
Anderson	29	18	11
Antioch	169	111	58
Arcadia	98	65	33
Arcata	31	21	10
Arroyo Grande	36	27	9
Arvin	17	11	6
Atascadero	38	29	9
Atherton	25	20	5
Atwater	37	28	9
Auburn	34	23	11
Azusa	81	59	22
Bakersfield	461	315	146
Baldwin Park	102	76	26
Banning	51	36	15
Barstow	53	34	19
Bear Valley	16	8	8
Beaumont	37	27	10
Bell	49	38	11
Bell Gardens	74	54	20
Belmont	41	29	12
Belvedere	8	7	1
Benicia	47	34	13
Berkeley	294	181	113
Beverly Hills	195	134	61
Bishop	17	11	6
Blue Lake	5	5	0
Blythe	38	25	13
Brawley	40	28	12
Brea	130	103	27
Brentwood	65	50	15
Brisbane	20	17	3
Broadmoor	11	10	1
Buena Park	139	91	48
Burbank	243	155	88
Burlingame	58	40	18
Calexico	61	42	19
California City	19	14	5
Calipatria	6	6	0
Calistoga	15	11	4
Campbell	66	45	21
Capitola	31	19	12
Carlsbad	145	105	40
Carmel	18	11	7
Cathedral City	74	50	24
Ceres	63	42	21
Chico	140	88	52
Chino	145	100	45
Chowchilla	23	17	6
Chula Vista	336	221	115
City of Angels	10	9	1
Claremont	63	39	24
Clayton	14	11	3
Clearlake	33	25	8
Cloverdale	21	14	7
Clovis	145	99	46
Colma	23	18	5
Colton	99	73	26
Colusa	10	9	1
Concord	215	155	60
Corcoran	26	16	10
Corning	20	13	7
Corona	250	162	88
Coronado	61	42	19
Costa Mesa	228	158	70
Cotati	20	13	7
Covina	89	57	32
Crescent City	12	11	1
Culver City	167	119	48
Cypress	75	57	18
Daly City	154	115	39
Davis	93	56	37
Del Rey Oaks	6	6	0
Delano	55	39	16
Desert Hot Springs	32	25	7
Dinuba	36	27	9
Dixon	29	24	5
Dos Palos	5	5	0
Downey	149	104	45
East Palo Alto	46	37	9
El Cajon	203	136	67
El Centro	70	49	21
El Cerrito	48	37	11
El Monte	227	161	66
El Segundo	93	63	30
Emeryville	49	34	15
Escalon	14	11	3
Escondido	222	163	59
Etna	2	1	1
Eureka	67	41	26
Exeter	17	15	2
Fairfax	15	10	5
Fairfield	177	114	63
Farmersville	15	14	1
Ferndale	4	4	0
Firebaugh	15	11	4
Folsom	112	81	31
Fontana	219	153	66
Fort Bragg	21	16	5
Fortuna	23	15	8
Foster City	53	36	17
Fountain Valley	75	57	18
Fowler	9	8	1
Fremont	288	181	107
Fresno	1,177	798	379
Fullerton	218	153	65
Galt	38	27	11
Garden Grove	232	161	71
Gardena	96	76	20
Gilroy	98	59	39
Glendale	383	270	113
Glendora	87	53	34
Gonzales	14	13	1
Grass Valley	37	25	12
Greenfield	17	14	3
Gridley	22	17	5
Grover Beach	24	16	8
Guadalupe	15	12	3
Gustine	11	9	2
Half Moon Bay	23	18	5
Hanford	66	49	17
Hawthorne	155	99	56
Hayward	303	190	113
Healdsburg	29	18	11
Hemet	115	83	32
Hercules	27	24	3
Hermosa Beach	49	38	11
Hillsborough	33	24	9
Hollister	34	29	5
Holtville	8	6	2
Hughson	7	6	1
Huntington Beach	345	211	134
Huntington Park	105	64	41
Huron	15	10	5
Imperial	16	14	2
Indio	98	61	37
Inglewood	281	202	79
Ione	7	6	1
Irvine	224	157	67
Irwindale	34	26	8
Isleton	5	5	0
Jackson	13	10	3
Kensington	10	9	1
Kerman	19	16	3
King City	16	13	3
Kingsburg	20	15	5
La Habra	104	68	36
La Mesa	82	59	23
La Palma	31	25	6
La Verne	63	45	18
Laguna Beach	85	49	36
Lake Shastina	5	4	1
Lakeport	14	12	2
Lemoore	34	28	6
Lincoln	32	27	5
Lindsay	20	13	7
Livermore	133	86	47
Livingston	25	19	6
Lodi	113	76	37
Lompoc	72	50	22
Long Beach	1,344	896	448
Los Alamitos	28	24	4
Los Altos	46	31	15
Los Angeles	12,420	9,355	3,065
Los Banos	59	37	22
Los Gatos	59	44	15
Madera	77	60	17
Mammoth Lakes	25	20	5
Manhattan Beach	87	61	26
Manteca	89	66	23
Marina	38	30	8
Martinez	55	39	16
Marysville	34	23	11
Maywood	55	37	18
Menlo Park	65	46	19
Merced	125	87	38
Mill Valley	27	22	5
Millbrae	25	18	7
Milpitas	115	89	26
Modesto	368	260	108
Monrovia	77	54	23
Montclair	80	56	24
Montebello	113	77	36
Monterey	79	53	26
Monterey Park	109	76	33
Moraga	12	11	1
Morgan Hill	52	34	18
Morro Bay	21	17	4
Mount Shasta	17	9	8
Mountain View	145	96	49
Murrieta	97	68	29
Napa	116	68	48
National City	126	87	39
Nevada City	12	11	1
Newark	80	54	26
Newman	14	12	2
Newport Beach	233	147	86
Novato	72	52	20
Oakdale	36	27	9
Oakland	1,019	730	289
Oceanside	277	187	90
Ontario	314	218	96
Orange	216	150	66
Orland	11	10	1
Oroville	35	24	11
Oxnard	346	226	120
Pacific Grove	31	24	7
Pacifica	49	38	11
Palm Springs	147	86	61
Palo Alto	157	87	70
Palos Verdes Estates	34	24	10
Paradise	41	26	15
Parlier	17	14	3
Pasadena	365	239	126
Paso Robles	52	40	12
Patterson	16	14	2
Petaluma	96	69	27
Piedmont	26	19	7
Pinole	38	26	12
Pismo Beach	34	23	11
Pittsburg	98	70	28
Placentia	71	54	17
Placerville	29	18	11
Pleasant Hill	62	42	20
Pleasanton	116	83	33
Pomona	317	180	137
Port Hueneme	32	24	8
Porterville	69	47	22
Red Bluff	38	24	14
Redding	162	113	49
Redlands	170	97	73
Redondo Beach	160	105	55
Redwood City	144	92	52
Reedley	38	27	11
Rialto	151	111	40
Richmond	219	156	63
Ridgecrest	41	30	11
Rio Dell	6	6	0
Rio Vista	13	10	3
Ripon	33	24	9
Riverbank	20	17	3
Riverside	541	371	170
Rocklin	75	48	27
Rohnert Park	109	74	35
Roseville	190	124	66
Ross	8	8	0
Sacramento	1,013	668	345
Salinas	217	164	53
San Anselmo	24	18	6
San Bernardino	462	302	160
San Bruno	66	45	21
San Carlos	45	32	13
San Diego	2,823	2,070	753
San Fernando	51	35	16
San Francisco	2,553	2,193	360
San Gabriel	69	54	15
San Jacinto	36	31	5
San Jose	1,715	1,349	366
San Leandro	129	89	40
San Luis Obispo	81	57	24
San Marino	30	24	6
San Mateo	148	109	39
San Pablo	63	49	14
San Rafael	98	72	26
Sand City	11	10	1
Sanger	35	27	8
Santa Ana	652	355	297
Santa Barbara	201	132	69
Santa Clara	206	132	74
Santa Cruz	118	90	28
Santa Maria	149	106	43
Santa Monica	380	198	182
Santa Paula	42	33	9
Santa Rosa	244	153	91
Sausalito	22	17	5
Scotts Valley	28	20	8
Seal Beach	39	29	10
Seaside	54	41	13
Sebastopol	21	14	7
Selma	44	29	15
Shafter	27	21	6
Sierra Madre	21	17	4
Signal Hill	44	32	12
Simi Valley	190	123	67
Soledad	16	14	2
Sonora	19	15	4
South Gate	129	87	42
South Lake Tahoe	60	40	20
South Pasadena	47	36	11
South San Francisco	103	72	31
St. Helena	17	13	4
Stallion Springs	4	4	0
Stockton	598	388	210
Suisun City	32	22	10
Sunnyvale	285	220	65
Susanville	20	18	2
Sutter Creek	6	6	0
Taft	19	9	10
Tiburon	17	14	3
Torrance	318	230	88
Tracy	116	77	39
Trinidad	3	3	0
Truckee	26	21	5
Tulare	82	59	23
Tulelake	3	3	0
Turlock	95	63	32
Tustin	135	92	43
Twin Cities	43	33	10
Ukiah	35	26	9
Union City	105	77	28
Upland	117	76	41
Vacaville	160	102	58
Vallejo	198	141	57
Ventura	179	127	52
Vernon	75	56	19
Visalia	170	116	54
Walnut Creek	115	78	37
Watsonville	85	64	21
Weed	17	10	7
West Covina	162	118	44
West Sacramento	104	69	35
Westminster	138	95	43
Wheatland	6	6	0
Whittier	178	125	53
Williams	9	8	1
Willits	18	12	6
Willows	12	10	2
Winters	13	11	2
Woodlake	15	13	2
Woodland	87	60	27
Yreka	21	15	6
Yuba City	73	50	23


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for California


Missing Persons for Watsonville, CA Endangered Runaway: ANEL CABRERA-FLORES (CA) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:28:25 EST Endangered Runaway: DESIREE GOMEZ (CA) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:08:05 EST Endangered Runaway: MARISSA DRECHNY (CA) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:59:46 EST Endangered Runaway: ALEJANDRA ACEVEDO (CA) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:40:08 EST Endangered Runaway: DAVID GORDON (CA) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:43:43 EST Endangered Runaway: ALEXANDRIA HECKMAN (CA) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:36:46 EST Family Abduction: DAVID ESPARZA (CA) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:15:18 EST Family Abduction: MARTHA ESPARZA (CA) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:15:18 EST Family Abduction: JUAN ESPARZA (CA) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:15:18 EST Endangered Missing: JOSELEEN ARELLANO (CA) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:54:14 EST Endangered Runaway: ALEXANDRA RAYMOND (CA) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:42:03 EST Endangered Missing: MICHAEL ASKREN (CA) Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:24:26 EST Endangered Runaway: SAMUEL RIVERA (CA) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:09 EST Endangered Runaway: KARLA SANCHEZ (CA) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:09 EST Endangered Runaway: STEFANIA CAMPOS (CA) Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:32:22 EST Endangered Missing: ILIAS BADYS (CA) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:44:39 EST Endangered Missing: ETHAN TIJERINA (CA) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:31:20 EST Endangered Runaway: DEBORAH ADARGAS (CA) Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:44:25 EST Endangered Runaway: SIERRA DICK (CA) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:08:43 EST Endangered Runaway: ARIEL GRANGER (CA) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:21:59 EST