Crime in Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, CA is a relatively safe city when it comes to crime. The violent crime rate in the city is 18.2 per 100,000 people, which is significantly below the US average of 22.7. Additionally, the property crime rate in Santa Barbara is 42.4 per 100,000 people, which is also lower than the national average of 35.4. Overall, this indicates that Santa Barbara is a safer city compared to most other parts of the country when it comes to criminal activity.

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

Santa Barbara violent crime is 18.2. (The US average is 22.7)

Santa Barbara property crime is 42.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Santa Barbara, CA Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	517.1	3.4	42	65.8	406	2874.8	563.6	2187.5	123.6
2001	573.2	3.2	29.8	112.7	427.5	2559.5	471.1	1937.5	151
2002	541.2	3.1	42.8	89.8	405.4	2668.3	648.8	1865.9	153.6
2003	622.2	1.1	41	86.4	493.8	3505.3	701.9	2591.9	211.5
2004	699	0	44.8	98.6	555.6	3058.2	712.5	2116.1	229.6
2005	636.7	0	35.2	86.4	515.1	3347.4	773.2	2342.2	231.9
2006	528.4	1.2	38.1	118.8	370.4	2864.8	627.6	2054.8	182.3
2007	522.7	2.3	51.7	112.8	355.9	2674.4	676.5	1804	193.8
2008	573.5	2.3	30.3	136.4	404.5	2928	568.8	2227.5	131.7
2009	499.3	3.5	33.8	127.2	334.8	3365.8	711.7	2538.6	115.5
2010	396.7	3.5	32.6	107	253.6	2940.7	566.5	2255.5	118.7
2011	356.6	0	41.4	89.4	225.8	3081.1	604.8	2374.5	101.7
2012	403.9	0	59	105.7	239.2	3466.1	620.9	2697.2	148
2013		2.2	35.6	91.1	273.3	2966.5	510	2323.2	133.3
2014	332.3	1.1	42.9	61.6	226.7	2628.5	499.5	2027.7	101.2
2015	395.1	1.1	67.5	82.7	243.8	2957.2	407.1	2404.3	145.8
2016	429.1	0	94	88.6	246.4	3307.4	468	2624.3	215.1
2017	407.5	0	72.4	86.5	248.6	2701.4	353.5	2127.4	220.5
2018	448	1.1	83.1	96.1	267.7	2518.6	281.8	2044.7	192.2
2019	436.1	2.2	78.5	89.4	266	2309.3	276.9	1838.3	194.1

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Goleta, CA	129.3	1,645.7	31,000	9	2019
Carpinteria, CA	81.4	1,147.0	13,865	12	2019
Ojai, CA	106.7	986.8	7,603	27	2019
Ventura, CA	410.4	2,660.5	110,006	28	2019
Solvang, CA	167.7	1,140.6	5,307	28	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Camarillo, CA	83.3	1,173.4	68,072	41	2019
Santa Monica, CA	724.7	4,326.5	92,935	75	2019
Hawthorne, CA	728.5	1,700.9	89,299	85	2019
Redondo Beach, CA	237.1	2,030.4	63,999	85	2019
Gardena, CA	541.5	2,008.9	54,428	88	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Santa Barbara 51 Reviews

ONCE BEAUTIFUL, NOW RUINED - 10/19/2021
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... Read More

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Beautiful and friendly - 3/24/2021
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... Read More

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A once great town goes downhill - 3/13/2021
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... Read More

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