Berkeley, CA Profile

Berkeley, CA, population 100,744, is located in California's Alameda county, about 4.7 miles from Oakland and 10.4 miles from San Francisco.

It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Berkeley has declined by about 2%.

Berkeley's property crime levels tend to be much higher than California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Berkeley tend to be about the same as California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	59%
	African American	14%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	16%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	11%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	32.50
	Males	31.10
	Females	34.20

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	10.00%	Under 20:	10.00%
20 to 40	21.00%	20 to 40:	20.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	8.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	102,743	N/A
2001	103,824	1.05%
2002	103,159	-0.64%
2003	101,893	-1.23%
2004	101,307	-0.58%
2005	100,744	-0.56%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$44,485

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	709
2002	684
2003	884
2004	540
2005	558
2006	636
2007	631
2008	644

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	1	7	6	4	3	4	5	8
Forcible Rape	17	28	16	17	18	22	24	25
Robbery	398	407	402	355	354	414	431	496
Aggravated Assault	326	287	502	181	195	206	179	123

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	8,340
2002	8,958
2003	8,303
2004	8,342
2005	7,805
2006	7,204
2007	7,022
2008	6,758

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	1,453	1,514	1,245	1,382	1,229	1152	1172	1095
Larceny, Theft	6,054	6,687	6,217	6,101	5,503	5096	4949	4790
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,221	1,341	1,233	1,128	1,244	1075	995	952
Arson	51	48	32	59	25	36	29	28