| | Santa Cruz, CA | Portland, ME | United States |
| | 38.2 | 21.1 | 22.7 |
| | 74.4 | 44.8 | 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 Cruz, California | Crime Index |
| Day Valley, CA | 19.6 |
| Corralitos, CA | 19.8 |
| Felton, CA | 20.0 |
| Paradise Park, CA | 20.4 |
| Bonny Doon, CA | 20.6 |
| Aptos, CA | 20.6 |
| Scotts Valley, CA | 22.0 |
| Ben Lomond, CA | 22.6 |
| Rio del Mar, CA | 22.8 |
| Pasatiempo, CA | 23.6 |
Reviews for Santa Cruz 
44 Reviews
I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we More
I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class More
I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity, More
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Reviews for Portland 
35 Reviews
Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when More
I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased. More
I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he More
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