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Sandpoint, ID vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 38% more violent crime than Sandpoint.
- Santa Barbara has 11% less property crime than Sandpoint.
 Sandpoint, IDSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime47.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  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 Sandpoint, IdahoCrime Index
 Coolin, ID 
 Laclede, ID 
 Hope, ID15.65
 Dover, ID16.45
 East Hope, ID16.95
 Blanchard, ID17.9
 Kootenai, ID21.75
 Priest River, ID22.45
 Sandpoint, ID29.45
 Clark Fork, ID29.75

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