2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Bend, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 68% more violent crime than Bend.
- Santa Cruz has 50% more property crime than Bend.
 Bend, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 Property Crime37.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  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 Bend, OregonCrime Index
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 Pronghorn, OR13.4
 Eagle Crest, OR13.8
 Tumalo, OR13.9
 Seventh Mountain, OR14.45
 Terrebonne, OR17.55
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