2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Santa Paula, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay has 46% less violent crime than Santa Paula.
- Half Moon Bay has 24% more property crime than Santa Paula.
 Santa Paula, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock12.422.7
 Property Crime23.3  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Santa Paula    6 Reviews

Moved from Ventura CA to Fillmore CA for better housing affordability. Then we needed to upgrade and moved to Santa Paula. That was a compromise from a small town  More

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We have lived in Santa Paula for five years. After living in LA, we found the charming neighborhoods, low crime, friendly people, and idyllic climate (except for those 3  More

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Over 19 years ago

According to studies conducted by the County of Ventura, 60% of homes in Santa Paula have more people living in them than they were designed to contain. 60%! This is  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Paula, CaliforniaCrime Index
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 Moorpark, CA14.7
 Santa Rosa Valley, CA15.8
 Thousand Oaks, CA16.15
 Simi Valley, CA16.2
 Ojai, CA16.3
 Fillmore, CA16.75
 Lake Sherwood, CA17.65
 Casa Conejo, CA18.6
 Bell Canyon, CA19.25

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