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170 W Cliff Dr Crime & Safety Report

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Full report contains 85 offenders within 5 miles and 899 crime incidents in the last 12 months.

85 Registered Sex Offenders within 5 miles Near 170 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

16 Rape

72 Child Involved

16 Assault

2 Other

Name / Age / Tags	Arrest / Conviction	Address	Distance	Risk
MARAVILLA RIVERA, JOEL ADALBERTO 29 years old Child Involved	POSSESS OR CONTROL OBSCENE MATTER DEPICTING MINOR IN SEXUAL CONDUCT 2025-08-24T09:02:44 CONTACTING MINOR WITH INTENT TO COMMIT A SPECIFIED SEX OFFENSE 2025-08-24T09:02:44	600 PARK AVE CAPITOLA, CA, 95010	4.7	Medium
GARCIA-LOPEZ, MARTIN 44 years old Child Involved		140 MORRISSEY BLVD SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95062	1.8	Medium
RUIZ, JOSEPH 43 years old Rapist		1344 PACIFIC AVE SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060	0.8	High
ROMERO, MARIO RAMIREZ 70 years old Child Involved		123 COTTONWOOD ST SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060	1.5	Medium
VISHER, JOHN WILLIAM 78 years old Child Involved		805 1/2 PACIFIC AVE SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060	0.5	High

899 Crime & Incidents in the Last 12 Months

113 Severe

50 Medium

104 Low

632 Other

Crime	Location (Approx.)	Severity	Description
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:46 PM	Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call involves a patient at a hotel near Ocean Street. Fire and medical units responded to the scene with some units substituting for others. The call time was recorded as 2151.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:28 PM	24th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call was reported near 24th Avenue, involving Medic 12 and Alpha Medical units.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 09:27 PM	Madrone St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, medical units responded to a medical emergency near Madrone Street at a location referred to as the Wooden House. Truck 61 replaced Engine 61 for the response.
Public Service 07/16/2026 08:11 PM	Cayuga St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062	LOW	As discussed during the dispatch call, engine 62 is dispatched on a public service call near Cayuga Street in Santa Cruz.
Medical Emergency 07/16/2026 08:10 PM	Cypress Park, Santa Cruz, CA 95060	Unknown	As discussed during the dispatch call, a medical call was dispatched near Cypress Park. Medic 11 was assigned to the location.

School	Distance
Santa Cruz High	0.7 mi
Bay View Elementary	0.8 mi
Mission Hill Middle	1.0 mi
Gault Elementary	1.4 mi
Alternative Family Education	1.5 mi
Ark Independent Studies	1.5 mi
Costanoa Continuation High	1.5 mi
Santa Cruz City Elementary Alternative Education-Monarch	1.5 mi
Westlake Elementary	1.7 mi
Branciforte Middle	1.8 mi
Pacific Collegiate Charter	1.8 mi
Santa Cruz County ROP	1.8 mi
Santa Cruz County Special Education	1.9 mi
Santa Cruz County Court	1.9 mi
Santa Cruz County Community	1.9 mi

Crime & Safety Report for 170 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA