2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Anacortes, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 56% more violent crime than Anacortes.
- Santa Barbara has 1% less property crime than Anacortes.
 Anacortes, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime43  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Anacortes    5 Reviews

Living here feels like you're on an a vacation and with so many other wonderful towns and destinations nearby too there’s always somewhere to go if you want to take a  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I are thinking about relocating to Anacortes. Can you update the current real estate conditions and possibly comment on the access to jobs, health-care  More

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Over 17 years ago

Your population information for Anacortes is incorrect. Population is slightly under 16,000. Build out of the city's space is approximately 20,000 which is not  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 4 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 Anacortes, WashingtonCrime Index
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 Conway, WA12.6
 Bay View, WA14.5
 Lake Cavanaugh, WA14.95
 Edison, WA15.35
 Big Lake, WA15.45
 Alger, WA19.1
 Lake McMurray, WA20.05
 Clear Lake (Skagit County), WA21.1
 Lyman, WA21.6

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