The Cypress Police Department captures crime information from several sources. Most often, community members contact us to report crimes or police officers identify crimes themselves. Once reported, these crimes are investigated, and police reports generated. Records Bureau members process and analyze the reports to provide a comprehensive crime picture.

Crime Statistics

Each month, the Records Bureau provides a detailed report of the total serious crimes that occur in the city. These reports are presented to the State of California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to monitor crime trends in California and throughout the nation. Nationally, over 18,000 law enforcement agencies provide similar data, which becomes part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, used by the state and federal governments to generate reliable information for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management.

To obtain City of Cypress crime statistics please visit the following link:
Federal Bureau of Investigation Crime Data Explorer
Select the State of California then under “Agency Select”, type “Cypress”.

Crime Mapping

The Cypress Police Department provides crime data to LexisNexis to display crime information to the public in a map format. Data provided includes homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary, theft, stolen vehicles, and arson crimes reported. The data appears on the map once the report has been written, approved, and processed by the CYPD Records Bureau. Data on domestic violence assaults and sexual assaults are not disclosed due to confidentiality concerns for victims of these crimes. Click the button below to be taken to the LexisNexis Community Crime Map website.

California Megan's Law

California's Megan's Law was enacted in 1996 Penal Code § 290.46. It mandates the California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) to notify the public about specified registered sex offenders. Megan’s Law also authorizes local law enforcement agencies to notify the public about sex offender registrants found to be posing a risk to public safety.