Walnut Creek Data: Crime Statistics and Education
Introduction Walnut Creek, with a population of 70,127 as of the 2020 census, is the third-largest city in Contra Costa County and a key economic hub in…
Search Results for: Crime in Walnut Creek CA
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Hit-and-Runs Pile Up in Walnut Creek: 15 in Seven Days, With a Cluster on North Main Street
WALNUT CREEK, CA — Fifteen drivers hit something in Walnut Creek last week and kept going. That’s not a typo. Fifteen hit-and-run calls landed in the Walnut…
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BART Crime Against Riders Drops 67% as New Fare Gates Turn One in Walnut Creek
WALNUT CREEK, CA — BART says crime against riders is down 67 percent, and the new fare gates — the ones that now stand taller than a…
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Walnut Creek’s Flock Cameras, Mapped: Where the License Plate Readers Are and What They See
WALNUT CREEK, CA — There’s a map somewhere between Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill that shows exactly how many eyes are watching your commute. Not the kind…
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Contra Costa Deputy Arrested on Felony Theft Charges: What Walnut Creek Residents Should Know
A 34-year veteran of the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office faces four felony charges in a case that has triggered an independent audit of the agency's property-handling operations.
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Domestic Violence Case Ends in Fatal Crash and Police Chase Through Walnut Creek
An East Bay man faces 11 criminal charges after what investigators describe as a horrifying sequence of events that began at a San Leandro temple and ended…
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Are Walnut Creek’s Flock Cameras Working? What the Data Says One Year Into the Surveillance Experiment
A Network That Never Blinks Roughly 40 Flock Safety automated license plate readers now watch the roads of Walnut Creek — part of a network of about…
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Contra Costa Deputy Arrested on Felony Theft Charges: What Walnut Creek Residents Should Know
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office is facing difficult questions after investigators arrested a 34-year veteran of the department on four felony charges, alleging he stole property…
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Walnut Creek Public Safety Roundup: Crime Data and Downtown Development Tension
Walnut Creek Crime Trends: What the Data Shows SpotCrime, a nationwide crime-mapping service that aggregates incident data from law enforcement agencies, flagged a series of reports across…
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Danville Man Convicted of $9.5M Investment Fraud — What Walnut Creek Investors Should Know
MWC Da Mayor Staff Writer · May 24, 2026 · 5 min read Local Investors Defrauded in $9.5M Scheme — What We Know A Danville man was…