| | Santa Barbara, CA | Fresno, CA | United States |
| | 18.2 | 23.4 | 22.7 |
| | 42.4 | 57.6 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Barbara, California | Crime Index |
| Eastern Goleta Valley, CA | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Guadalupe, CA | 13.7 |
| Buellton, CA | 17.3 |
| Casmalia, CA | 18.2 |
| Goleta, CA | 18.6 |
| Solvang, CA | 19.1 |
| Carpinteria, CA | 19.2 |
| Mission Hills, CA | 20.6 |
| Isla Vista, CA | 21.0 |
Reviews for Santa Barbara 
51 Reviews
I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high More
I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The More
If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved More
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I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up More
I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other More
Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop. More
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