2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Muskegon, MI vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 53% less violent crime than Muskegon.
- Santa Barbara has 35% less property crime than Muskegon.
 Muskegon, MISanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime65.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Muskegon    6 Reviews

If you like 4 seasons, don't mind snow and cold, love beaches and lake life, like to live near an area that promotes festivals, this may just be for  More

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Over 16 years ago

I grew up in Muskegon and it was a great place to live. However, brain drain is a huge problem and the majority of my friends who went to college never came  More

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The beaches and scenery around Muskegon are beautiful (even during the 9 months a year they're covered in snow), so it's a shame the city has become what it is. Jobs  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 Muskegon, MichiganCrime Index
 Twin Lake, MI14.4
 Montague, MI16
 Lakewood Club, MI19.25
 North Muskegon, MI21.1
 Ravenna, MI21.95
 Wolf Lake, MI21.95
 Whitehall, MI23.4
 Norton Shores, MI28.45
 Muskegon, MI52.1
 Roosevelt Park, MI53.25

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