Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Upper State in green. The most dangerous areas in Upper State 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 Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA Safe from Theft?

The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Upper State is in the 44th percentile for safety, meaning 56% of neighborhoods are safer and 44% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Upper State's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Upper State is 15.82 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Upper State generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Upper State may be as high as 1 in 28 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 99 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the west parts of Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA: about 66 per year. The northeast part of Upper State has fewer cases of theft with only 9 in a typical year.

How Upper State's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Upper State to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, Upper State is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Upper State about $1,580,727 in 2025, or roughly $82 per resident. This is part of Upper State's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Upper State, including every crime type and how Upper State compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Upper State's crime maps on the Upper State overall crime page.

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Individual Upper State Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Upper State is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Upper State.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA	B+	C+	B	A-
Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA	B+	D+	B+	A-
Mesa, Santa Barbara, CA	B-	C-	C+	B+
Lower East, Santa Barbara, CA	D+	D-	D	D
Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA	D-	F	F	F
Riviera, Santa Barbara, CA	B	C	B-	A-
Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA	B+	C-	A-	A
Sea View Estates, Oxnard, CA	A-	A-	B+	A-
Via Marina, Oxnard, CA	A	B	A-	A
Sierra Linda, Oxnard, CA	A	B+	A-	A

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Upper State is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Arden Heights, Staten Island, NY	A+	A	A	A+
Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL	C-	D+	D+	C+
Bach, Ann Arbor, MI	C	C-	C-	D+
Midway, Gulf Breeze, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Rainier Beach, Seattle, WA	D-	C-	C-	D-
Prosperity Church Road, Charlotte, NC	C+	A-	A-	C+
Potrero, San Francisco, CA	F	D-	D-	F
Park Hill, Denver, CO	D-	D-	D-	D+
Park Forest-Louisiana North, Baton Rouge, LA	D+	D	D	C-
Overlake, Bellevue, WA	C-	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Upper State, Santa Barbara, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Upper State schools on SchoolGrade

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