2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Cedar Falls, IA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 43% more violent crime than Cedar Falls.
- Santa Barbara has 37% more property crime than Cedar Falls.
 Cedar Falls, IASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime26.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Cedar Falls    7 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Over 12 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  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 4 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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Cedar Falls, IowaCrime Index
 Hudson, IA9.85
 Grundy Center, IA11.45
 Raymond, IA11.55
 Morrison, IA11.6
 Readlyn, IA11.85
 Denver, IA11.95
 Janesville, IA11.95
 Elk Run Heights, IA12.3
 Dike, IA12.45
 Plainfield, IA12.55

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