Ground Stability
Unlike high level seismic activity areas such as the San Francisco Bay and the Los Angeles Areas, the Sacramento Region ranks among the lowest in the state for the probability of a major earthquake. Placer County and the Sacramento Region are expected to experience minimal earthquake effects. Ground stability is an important factor in the relocation and creation of high technology firms, because a high degree of precision is necessary for development and manufacturing of technological devices.
Placer County is within one of the lowest earthquake probability areas of the state.
Sacramento Regional Research Institute, December 2005
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research, 1986
Personal Safety
All of the areas shown in Figure 78 experienced large decreases in the crime rate between 1994 and 2004, with Placer County having the highest decrease in violent crime by over 54 percent. Placer County’s violent and property crimes per 10,000 inhabitants in 2004 (almost 21 and 177, respectively) were much lower than all areas.
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ANNUAL VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES (PER 10,000 INHABITANTS)
Absolute Change % Change
Figure 78 |
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Area / Crime Type |
1994 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
1999-2004 |
1994-2004 |
1999-2004 |
1994-2004
|
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Placer County
Violent Crime Property Crime |
45.0
216.7 |
27.1
135.7 |
21.2
145.2 |
17.8
147.2 |
18.7
163.8 |
20.2
155.4 |
20.6
177.0 |
-6.5
41.3 |
-24.5
-39.7 |
-24.0%
30.4% |
-54.3%
-18.3%
|
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Sacramento Region
Violent Crime
Property Crime
|
81.2
367.5 |
51.9
201.8 |
50.9
212.8
|
47.9
221.4
|
51.8
239.5 |
49.7
247.2 |
55.4
259.9 |
3.5
58.1 |
-25.8
-107.6 |
6.7%
28.8% |
-31.8%
-29.3% |
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Bay Area
Violent Crime
Property Crime
|
84.5
238.6 |
53.1
152.7 |
51.2
146.7 |
48.6
160.3 |
47.7
170.8 |
46.5
175.9 |
44.2
182.4 |
-8.9
29.7 |
-40.3
-56.2 |
-16.8%
19.4% |
-47.7%
-23.6% |
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California
Violent Crime
Property Crime
|
99.2
294.6 |
61.1
165.0 |
61.1
167.7 |
60.6
180.1 |
58.9
189.1 |
56.9
192.9 |
54.0
194.6 |
-7.1
29.7 |
-45.3
-100.0 |
-11.6%
18.0% |
-45.6%
-33.9% |
Sacramento Regional Research Institute, December 2005
Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports
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