2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Charlottesville, VA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 18% less violent crime than Charlottesville.
- Santa Barbara has 5% more property crime than Charlottesville.
 Charlottesville, VASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime40.2  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Charlottesville    44 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Charlottesville, Albemarle County for 25 years. It USED to be a decent place but in the past 10 years has gone downhill. Rent is TOO high, landlords are  More

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Over 4 years ago

Loved here for 7 years, lots of parks and close proximity to Shenandoah, but that’s where the positives end. High cost of living with extreme income inequality,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Charlottesville resident for 7 years. Plenty of parks, the Rivanna River and trail, and a short drive to Shenandoah National Park means plenty of opportunities for  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 Charlottesville, VirginiaCrime Index
 Afton, VA 
 Earlysville, VA 
 Keswick, VA 
 North Garden, VA 
 Rio, VA 
 Ivy, VA10.7
 Rivanna, VA10.75
 Buckingham Courthouse, VA12.4
 Palmyra, VA13.35
 Twin Lakes, VA14.25

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