Santa Cruz County CA Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Santa Cruz County California Criminal Records For Your Personal Safety

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Santa Cruz County CA Criminal Records For Your Business

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Santa Cruz County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	42100
Fips County Code	06087
County Name	Santa Cruz
State	California

This table provides the FIPS code for Santa Cruz County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	249,705	245
Population 2005	249,420	N/A
Population 2000	255,600	221
Population 1990	229,734	214

Represents population information for Santa Cruz County CA for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,198	480.31
Murder	5	2.00
Forcible Rape	124	49.72
Robbery	205	82.19
Aggravated Assault	864	346.40
Total Property Crimes	9,397	3,767.54
Burglary	1,697	680.38
Larceny Theft	6,849	2,745.97
Motor Vehicle Theft	851	341.19

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Santa Cruz County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	10.9%
Retail Trade	9.4%
Professional & Technical Services	7.6%
Health Care & Social Assistance	10.6%
Government	17.5%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Santa Cruz County CA in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	78 Million
% From Groundwater	77.5%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	27 Million

This table displays how much water Santa Cruz County CA used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	145,893	148,435	-2,542
Unemployed Population	8,212	7,593	619
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	5.1%	0.5

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Santa Cruz County CA. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	6.7%	16,711
Age 5 to 14	12.2%	30,429
Age 15 to 24	16.3%	40,655
Age 25 to 34	12.0%	29,930
Age 35 to 44	14.5%	36,166
Age 45 to 54	16.5%	41,154
Age 55 to 64	11.5%	28,683
Age 65 to 74	5.0%	12,471
Age 75 and up	5.2%	12,970

This table provides the breakdown of Santa Cruz County CA's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	90.9%	226,723
African American	1.2%	2,993
Asian American	4.0%	9,977
American Indian/Alaska Native	1.2%	2,993
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2%	499

This table provides the breakdown of Santa Cruz County CA's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$234.04 Million
Farm Count	754
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	74.1%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	2.1%
Total Farm Acres	67,166
Avg Farm Acres	89
Total Value of Farms	$361.90 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$479,975
% From Crops	97.5%
% From Livestock	2.5%

Provides data reguarding Santa Cruz County CA's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.