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The Santa Barbara crime rate is lower than the California average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #291

Santa Barbara, CA	1,647.94
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Santa Barbara, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	1	39	56	206	454	1,843	92	9
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	42.9	61.6	226.7	499.5	2,027.7	101.2	9.9	1,358
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	2	32	82	246	459	2,091	120	17
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	35.6	91.1	273.3	510.0	2,323.2	133.3	18.9	1,524
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	0	53	95	215	558	2,424	133	12
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	59.0	105.7	239.2	620.9	2,697.2	148.0	13.4	1,752
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	0	37	80	202	541	2,124	91	16
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	41.4	89.4	225.8	604.8	2,374.5	101.7	17.9	1,515
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	3	28	92	218	487	1,939	102	12
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	32.6	107.0	253.6	566.5	2,255.5	118.7	14.0	1,536
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	3	29	109	287	610	2,176	99	14
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	33.8	127.2	334.8	711.7	2,538.6	115.5	16.3	1,796
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	2	26	117	347	488	1,911	113	32
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	30.3	136.4	404.5	568.8	2,227.5	131.7	37.3	1,705
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	2	44	96	303	576	1,536	165	NA
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	2.3	51.7	112.8	355.9	676.5	1,804.0	193.8	NA	1,705
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	1	33	103	321	544	1,781	158	31
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	38.1	118.8	370.4	627.6	2,054.8	182.3	35.8	1,677
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	0	31	76	453	680	2,060	204	43
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	35.2	86.4	515.1	773.2	2,342.2	231.9	48.9	1,911
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Santa Barbara, CA	28.89
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Santa Barbara, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	2.2	1.1	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	22
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	11
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	3.4	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	33
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	3	0	0	1	2	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.3	0.0	34
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	5	3	1	1	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	3.5	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	58
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	5	1	2	1	1	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	1.2	2.3	1.2	1.2	0.0	58
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	1.2	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	2.3	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	34
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Santa Barbara, CA	1.79
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Santa Barbara, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	206	144	62
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	226.7	158.4	68.2	1.93
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	207	140	67
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	230.0	155.5	74.4	1.93
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	202	133	69
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	224.8	148.0	76.8	1.86
	California	Per 100,000	359.6	236.3	123.3	2.98
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	204	134	70
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	228.1	149.8	78.3	1.89
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	189	131	58
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	219.9	152.4	67.5	1.86
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	193	131	62
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	225.2	152.8	72.3	1.89
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	202	137	65
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	235.5	159.7	75.8	1.98
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	202	132	70
	Santa Barbara, CA	Per 100,000	237.3	155.0	82.2	1.96
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	204	138	66
2005	Santa Barbara, CA	Count	201	132	69