2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Montrose, CO vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 12% more violent crime than Montrose.
- Santa Barbara has 27% less property crime than Montrose.
 Montrose, COSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime58.1  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  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 Montrose, ColoradoCrime Index
 Olathe, CO18
 Redvale, CO20.4
 Naturita, CO22.7
 Nucla, CO23.2
 Montrose, CO37.1

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