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

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- Santa Cruz has 79% more violent crime than Anacortes.
- Santa Cruz has 42% more property crime than Anacortes.
 Anacortes, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 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 Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Anacortes, WashingtonCrime Index
 Bow, WA 
 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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