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Idaho Falls, ID vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 18% less violent crime than Idaho Falls.
- Santa Barbara has 14% more property crime than Idaho Falls.
 Idaho Falls, IDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime36.4  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  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 Idaho Falls, IdahoCrime Index
 Iona, ID13.5
 Lincoln, ID15.35
 Lewisville, ID17.4
 Hamer, ID17.75
 Ucon, ID17.8
 Irwin, ID18.3
 Mud Lake, ID18.35
 Menan, ID18.45
 Rigby, ID18.8
 Swan Valley, ID18.95

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