| | Santa Barbara, CA | Denver, CO | United States |
| | 18.2 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
| | 42.4 | 50.8 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Santa Barbara, California | Crime Index |
| Eastern Goleta Valley, CA | |
| University of California-Santa Barbara, CA | |
| Guadalupe, CA | 13.7 |
| Buellton, CA | 17.3 |
| Casmalia, CA | 18.2 |
| Goleta, CA | 18.6 |
| Solvang, CA | 19.1 |
| Carpinteria, CA | 19.2 |
| Mission Hills, CA | 20.6 |
| Mission Canyon, CA | 21.0 |
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
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
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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During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating More
I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck More
I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania More
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