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Athens-Clarke County, GA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 42% more violent crime than Athens-Clarke County.
- Santa Cruz has 36% more property crime than Athens-Clarke County.
 Athens-Clarke County, GASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 Property Crime47.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Athens-Clarke County    27 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Athens is really a jewel hidden in & of itself. This place had so much stuff; it's constantly changing. They have city transit. They're expanding the highway and  More

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I absolutely love Athens, Ga. I grew up traveling the world, the first place that I have ever lived in for more than 5 years in a row was Athens, Ga. I cam here in 96  More

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The "Old South" is alive and well, thing about Baptists is they look like real people. Also come late Spring several religious groups feel they have the right to knock  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 Athens-Clarke County, GeorgiaCrime Index
 Comer, GA13.75
 Winterville, GA14.7
 North High Shoals, GA19.2
 Watkinsville, GA19.25
 Bishop, GA20.35
 Maxeys, GA21.7
 Arnoldsville, GA23.05
 Bogart, GA25.35
 Danielsville, GA25.85
 Carlton, GA28.55

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