Santa Barbara, CA · the CityFunIndex
Safety in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara ranks #37 of 134 US cities for staying safe, with a safety score of 73 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 73rd percentile nationally and #7 of 18 in California.
- safety score
- 73
- Very Fun
- National rank
- #37 of 134
- In California
- #7 of 18
- Percentile
- 73rd
The typical city scores 50 for staying safe; Santa Barbara sits 23 points above the median.
How safety is measured
Reported violent and property crime rates.
The safety score is the flip side of our crime measure — 100 minus the raw crime score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer and city open-data crime portals.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Santa Barbara
- T#35 Bismarck, ND 74
- T#35 Portland, ME 74
- #37 Santa Barbara, CA — this page 73
- #38 Anaheim, CA 72
- T#39 Lexington, KY 71
Top US cities for staying safe
More about Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara scores 83 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: