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Newport, OR vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 10% less violent crime than Newport.
- Santa Barbara has 48% less property crime than Newport.
 Newport, ORSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime81.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Newport    9 Reviews

We moved here 13 years ago from Seattle. I have no regrets whatsoever. People are friendly, the beaches are pristine , the schools are wonderful and crime is very low.  More

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I moved here four years ago so I have had an opportunity to really assess what is going on. I am moving. This is a nice place to visit not live if you are an educated  More

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I came across this website, as my wife and I will be moving from London, UK to Oregon in order for my wife to be closer to her parents. Needless to say it can be  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 Newport, OregonCrime Index
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 Neotsu, OR 
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 Depoe Bay, OR18.9
 Lincoln Beach, OR21.3
 Yachats, OR21.35
 Waldport, OR21.4
 Rose Lodge, OR22.1
 Siletz, OR24.25
 Toledo, OR28.2

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