2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Santa Clara, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 64% more violent crime than Santa Clara.
- Petaluma has 27% less property crime than Santa Clara.
 Santa Clara, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2522.7
 Property Crime38.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Clara, CaliforniaCrime Index
 Burbank CDP (Santa Clara County), CA 
 Monte Sereno, CA10.9
 Los Altos Hills, CA11.9
 Los Altos, CA14.6
 Saratoga, CA14.95
 Loyola, CA15.05
 Cupertino, CA17.15
 Morgan Hill, CA18.25
 Sunnyvale, CA18.55
 Lexington Hills, CA18.75

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