2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Sidney, OH vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 12% more violent crime than Sidney.
- Santa Barbara has 34% less property crime than Sidney.
 Sidney, OHSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime63.8  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Sidney    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Unless you are a High school football fan, there is little to do in Sidney. No arts, no culture, no restaurants that are not chains or greasy spoons. Driving to  More

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Over 13 years ago

I was born in Sidney, OH and have been living here since 1999. I believe it to be a high quality community and a great place for a child to grow up. CLIMATE: The  More

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Over 17 years ago

Most people I know that live in Sidney live here for one of 2 reasons: 1) There job transferred them here (it is a somewhat industrial town), or, 2) They've just  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 Sidney, OhioCrime Index
 Kettlersville, OH14.9
 Russia, OH15.1
 Newport (Shelby County), OH15.15
 Jackson Center, OH15.45
 Fort Loramie, OH15.6
 Anna, OH17.5
 Lockington, OH18.15
 Botkins, OH18.5
 Port Jefferson, OH22.75
 Sidney, OH39.95

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