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Hot Springs, AR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 52% less violent crime than Hot Springs.
- Santa Barbara has 56% less property crime than Hot Springs.
 Hot Springs, ARSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime95.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  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 5 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 Hot Springs, ArkansasCrime Index
 Crystal Springs, AR 
 Pearcy, AR 
 Lonsdale, AR25.7
 Fountain Lake, AR26.35
 Lake Hamilton, AR26.7
 Mountain Pine, AR30.85
 Hot Springs Village, AR33
 Rockwell, AR33.3
 Piney, AR42.25
 Hot Springs, AR66.5

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