2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Alamogordo, NM vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 9% less violent crime than Alamogordo.
- Santa Barbara has 4% less property crime than Alamogordo.
 Alamogordo, NMSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime44  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 12 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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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

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Over 5 years ago

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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Alamogordo, New MexicoCrime Index
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 Mayhill, NM21.4
 Tularosa, NM21.75
 Timberon, NM24.4
 Sacramento, NM25.55
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