Santa Cruz County Court Cases

Find your county court case information using the lookup tools provided by Santa Cruz County.

Santa Cruz County, California is an urban county established in 1850. The county court complex is located in the county seat city of Santa Cruz. The county was named after the city of Santa Cruz; santa cruz is Spanish for “holy cross.” Originally formed from previously undeclared California territory, Santa Cruz County makes up 446 square miles of California territory (with 1137.87 miles of public roadway). A recent census estimate indicates that there are approximately 274146 residents in the county. The median household income in 2015 was reported to be $102191. In December 2016, the county had a reported unemployement rate of 3.4% (the county employed 19345 people in 2015).

County Case Load & Crime Information

In 2014, in Santa Cruz County, there were a total of 1139 violent crimes reported. 8121 property-related crimes were also reported the same year. The county spent $796115170 on crime-related prevention and protection services attributed to the Sheriff’s office, county jail, and other related services.