2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Carpinteria, CA

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- Carpinteria has 39% less violent crime than Santa Barbara.
- Carpinteria has 36% less property crime than Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CACarpinteria, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.122.7
 Property Crime42.4  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Carpinteria    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Only trouble is, there's no place to go that's better.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cost of living in my area is very high, but especially  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Barbara, CaliforniaCrime Index
 University of California-Santa Barbara, CA 
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 Goleta, CA18.6
 Solvang, CA19.05
 Carpinteria, CA19.15
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 Mission Canyon, CA21

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