Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Santa Barbara
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Santa Barbara residents.
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1 in 443
Your yearly chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Barbara is about 1 in 443.
$17
Drug-Related Crime costs the average Santa Barbara resident about $17 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Santa Barbara in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Barbara are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
Is Santa Barbara, CA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Santa Barbara is in the 62nd percentile for safety, meaning 38% of cities are safer and 62% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Barbara's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Santa Barbara is 2.256 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Barbara generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Santa Barbara may be as high as 1 in 351 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 598 in the northwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the southeast parts of Santa Barbara, CA: about 56 per year. The northeast part of Santa Barbara has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 4 in a typical year.
How Santa Barbara's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Santa Barbara to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Santa Barbara, CA: | 2.256 |
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| California: | 1.857 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Santa Barbara is less safe than the California state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Santa Barbara, CA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Santa Barbara about $2,030,464 in 2025, or roughly $17 per resident. This is part of Santa Barbara's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Barbara, including every crime type and how Santa Barbara compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Santa Barbara's crime maps on the Santa Barbara overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Santa Barbara is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Barbara.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D | D | D- | B | |
C+ | D | C- | A+ | |
C- | D+ | D | A- | |
C | D- | D+ | B+ | |
C | C | D+ | B+ | |
C- | D- | D | B | |
C | D | D+ | B | |
D | D- | D- | A- | |
C- | D | D+ | B+ | |
C | D | D | A- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Santa Barbara is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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D | D- | D- | D+ | |
C- | D+ | D+ | B- | |
C- | C- | C- | C+ | |
C | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
D- | D | D | C+ | |
C- | D+ | D+ | B | |
C- | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
D+ | F | F | B | |
C- | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
D- | D- | D- | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Barbara, CA average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Santa Barbara schools on SchoolGrade
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