2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Bangor, ME vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 11% more violent crime than Bangor.
- Santa Barbara has 33% less property crime than Bangor.
 Bangor, MESanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime63.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Bangor    14 Reviews

I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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Over 8 years ago

DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  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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