Santa Barbara, CA Crime


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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.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Santa Barbara, CA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000517.13.44265.84062874.8563.62187.5123.6
2001573.23.229.8112.7427.52559.5471.11937.5151
2002541.23.142.889.8405.42668.3648.81865.9153.6
2003622.21.14186.4493.83505.3701.92591.9211.5
2004699044.898.6555.63058.2712.52116.1229.6
2005636.7035.286.4515.13347.4773.22342.2231.9
2006528.41.238.1118.8370.42864.8627.62054.8182.3
2007522.72.351.7112.8355.92674.4676.51804193.8
2008573.52.330.3136.4404.52928568.82227.5131.7
2009499.33.533.8127.2334.83365.8711.72538.6115.5
2010396.73.532.6107253.62940.7566.52255.5118.7
2011356.6041.489.4225.83081.1604.82374.5101.7
2012403.9059105.7239.23466.1620.92697.2148
20132.235.691.1273.32966.55102323.2133.3
2014332.31.142.961.6226.72628.5499.52027.7101.2
2015395.11.167.582.7243.82957.2407.12404.3145.8
2016429.109488.6246.43307.44682624.3215.1
2017407.5072.486.5248.62701.4353.52127.4220.5
20184481.183.196.1267.72518.6281.82044.7192.2
2019436.12.278.589.42662309.3276.91838.3194.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Goleta, CA129.31,645.731,00082019
Carpinteria, CA81.41,147.013,865122019
Ojai, CA106.7986.87,603272019
Solvang, CA167.71,140.65,307272019
San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA410.42,660.5110,006282019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Camarillo, CA83.31,173.468,072412019
Santa Monica, CA724.74,326.592,935762019
Hawthorne, CA728.51,700.989,299862019
Redondo Beach, CA237.12,030.463,999862019
Gardena, CA541.52,008.954,428882019

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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

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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

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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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