2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lincoln, NE vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 7% more violent crime than Lincoln.
- Santa Barbara has 11% less property crime than Lincoln.
 Lincoln, NESanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime47.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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 Lincoln, NebraskaCrime Index
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 Princeton, NE 
 Agnew, NE 
 Walton, NE7.55
 Tamora, NE7.65
 Yankee Hill, NE7.65
 Raymond, NE8.9
 Hickman, NE9.9

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