Santa Barbara, CA is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. The violent crime rate in the city is 18.2 per 100,000 people, which is significantly below the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate in Santa Barbara is 42.4 per 100,000 people, which is also lower than the national average of 35.4. Overall, this indicates that Santa Barbara is a safer city compared to most other parts of the country when it comes to criminal activity.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Santa Barbara violent crime is 18.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Santa Barbara property crime is 42.4. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.