Theft per Capita in Santa Barbara County
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Santa Barbara County residents.
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1 in 75
Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Santa Barbara County is about 1 in 75.
$69
Theft costs the average Santa Barbara County resident about $69 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Santa Barbara County in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Barbara County 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 County, CA Safe from Theft?
The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US county. Santa Barbara County is in the 40th percentile for safety, meaning 60% of counties are safer and 40% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Barbara County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.
The rate of theft in Santa Barbara County is 13.28 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Barbara County generally consider the east part of the county to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Santa Barbara County may be as high as 1 in 48 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 118 in the east part of the county.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the southeast parts of Santa Barbara County, CA: about 2,361 per year. The southwest part of Santa Barbara County has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
How Santa Barbara County's Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the theft rate in Santa Barbara County 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 County, CA: | 13.28 |
|---|---|
| California: | 14.12 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Santa Barbara County is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Theft in Santa Barbara County, CA
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Santa Barbara County about $31,440,993 in 2025, or roughly $69 per resident. This is part of Santa Barbara County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Barbara County, including every crime type and how Santa Barbara County compares to other counties.
Interpreting the Theft Map
Remember that theft 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 County's crime maps on the Santa Barbara County overall crime page.
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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of theft in Santa Barbara County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Santa Barbara County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | C | C- | C+ | |
C | C- | D+ | D+ | |
B+ | C+ | B+ | B+ | |
A | B- | A- | A- | |
C- | D- | D+ | D | |
F | F | F | D | |
F | F | D- | D- | |
C | C- | C+ | B+ | |
F | F | D- | D | |
D | D | D | D |
Theft in County with Similar Populations
Santa Barbara County is higher versus other counties of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in counties with comparable overall population.
Similar County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | A- | A- | C+ | |
B | D+ | D+ | C- | |
B+ | A | A | A- | |
B- | B+ | B+ | C | |
D- | F | F | C+ | |
D | C | C | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A- | B | B | C+ | |
B | B+ | B+ | B | |
A | B | B | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Barbara County, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 33% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Santa Barbara County schools on SchoolGrade
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