2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Santa Monica, CA vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego has 61% less violent crime than Santa Monica.
- Lake Oswego has 61% less property crime than Santa Monica.
 Santa Monica, CALake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock8.422.7
 Property Crime56.9  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Monica, CaliforniaCrime Index
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 Williams Canyon, CA 
 Rolling Hills, CA10.4
 Hidden Hills, CA10.55
 Laguna Woods, CA11.25
 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA12.15

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