2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Grand Junction, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara has 15% less violent crime than Grand Junction.
- Santa Barbara has 32% less property crime than Grand Junction.
 Grand Junction, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime62.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  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 Grand Junction, ColoradoCrime Index
 De Beque, CO10.2
 Loma, CO16.55
 Fruita, CO17.55
 Redlands, CO19.4
 Collbran, CO20.8
 Palisade, CO21
 Fruitvale, CO22.2
 Orchard Mesa, CO24.15
 Clifton, CO30
 Grand Junction, CO42.15

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