2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Muncie, IN vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 9% less violent crime than Muncie.
- Santa Barbara has 25% less property crime than Muncie.
 Muncie, INSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime56.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  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 Muncie, IndianaCrime Index
 Albany, IN23.1
 Daleville, IN23.55
 Selma, IN25.15
 Gaston, IN25.45
 Yorktown, IN26.35
 Eaton, IN26.4
 Muncie, IN38.1

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