2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Yakima, WA vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 37% less violent crime than Yakima.
- Santa Barbara has 39% less property crime than Yakima.
 Yakima, WASanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock18.222.7
 Property Crime69.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Yakima    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Overall we've enjoyed our stay in Yakima after several years and plan on being here for several more, at least. The spring and summer here are just unreal compared to  More

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Over 9 years ago

I may be relocating to Yakima, WA for a professional position at a local university. I have never lived in this part of the country as I am from the East Coast. I have  More

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Yakima is situated in the high desert, eastern elevations of the Cascade Mountain Range. Coming from the humid, eastern parts of the country, I was amazed at how  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 Yakima, WashingtonCrime Index
 Moxee, WA11.85
 Nile, WA12.6
 Selah, WA14.35
 Tieton, WA14.65
 Eschbach, WA16.75
 Zillah, WA17.55
 Gleed, WA17.9
 Mabton, WA19.9
 Summitview, WA20.1
 Grandview, WA20.6

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