2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Merced, CA vs Lompoc, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Lompoc has 24% less violent crime than Merced.
- Lompoc has 30% less property crime than Merced.
 Merced, CALompoc, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock28.222.7
 Property Crime47.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

   |    Reply

Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

   |    Reply

Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Merced

Reviews for Lompoc    27 Reviews

I grew up as a child in Lompoc in the 1960's. It was small town of about 18k with crime and shootings virtually unheard of. Dad sold his home on Third Street in 1995  More

   |    Reply

I lived in this town for 7 years. It's a horrible trap! Over 1/3 of the town is on probation, Close to half of the town addicted to Meth, Heroin of Crack Cocaine (yes  More

   |    Reply

Moved here from Philly two years ago and have no regrets. You do not need air conditioning, the weather very rarely is warmer than 75 degrees. You can easily find a nice  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Lompoc

Cities with the Least Crime Near Merced, CaliforniaCrime Index
 Tuttle, CA17.5
 McSwain, CA18.9
 Hilmar-Irwin, CA25.6
 Snelling, CA27.4
 Livingston, CA27.8
 Cressey, CA30.3
 Gustine, CA30.75
 South Dos Palos, CA31.5
 Planada, CA31.55
 Los Banos, CA31.65

Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.