2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Sonora, CA vs Barstow, CA

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- Barstow has 57% more violent crime than Sonora.
- Barstow has 41% less property crime than Sonora.
 Sonora, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock57.922.7
 Property Crime95  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Sonora, CaliforniaCrime Index
 Phoenix Lake, CA18.95
 Long Barn, CA21.5
 Mono Vista, CA22.95
 Cold Springs (Tuolumne County), CA24.05
 Soulsbyville, CA26.6
 Twain Harte, CA27.05
 Tuttletown, CA28.7
 Pine Mountain Lake, CA28.85
 East Sonora, CA30.6
 Sierra Village, CA30.7

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