2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Daytona Beach, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 71% less violent crime than Daytona Beach.
- Santa Barbara has 51% less property crime than Daytona Beach.
 Daytona Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime85.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Daytona Beach    18 Reviews

It's important to know there are two Daytonas. There's Daytona Beach, which is where, well, the beach is. Then there's Daytona on the mainland side of things. These are  More

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I moved here in April of 2018 and I'm very happy. I live downtown on the Halifax river/Intracoastal Waterway, by the beautiful marina and the Chart House restaurant. I'm  More

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They also built a Tanger Outlet Store with multiple shops. You can find things to do in Daytona Beach. I think the area gets a very bad rap at times due to Bike Week  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 Daytona Beach, FloridaCrime Index
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 Marineland, FL19.1
 Edgewater, FL20.2
 Lake Helen, FL20.8
 Port Orange, FL22.2
 Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL24.5
 Beverly Beach, FL25.2
 Flagler Beach, FL26.1
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 West DeLand, FL29.9

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