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Brookings, OR vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Santa Cruz has 75% more violent crime than Brookings.
- Santa Cruz has 72% more property crime than Brookings.
 Brookings, ORSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock38.222.7
 Property Crime20.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. 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 Brookings, OregonCrime Index
 Wedderburn, OR 
 Brookings, OR15
 Langlois, OR16.55
 Nesika Beach, OR17.6
 Harbor, OR23.6
 Pistol River, OR25
 Gold Beach, OR27.25
 Port Orford, OR42.8

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