Santa Barbara, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D

Which crimes are included?

1 in 224

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Santa Barbara is about 1 in 224.

$69

Vehicle Theft costs the average Santa Barbara resident about $69 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft 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 Vehicle Theft?

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Santa Barbara is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% 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 vehicle theft in Santa Barbara is 4.457 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 vehicle theft in Santa Barbara may be as high as 1 in 179 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 318 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the south parts of Santa Barbara, CA: about 126 per year. The northeast part of Santa Barbara has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 8 in a typical year.

How Santa Barbara's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft 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:	4.457
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Santa Barbara is as safe as 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 Vehicle Theft in Santa Barbara, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Santa Barbara about $8,398,844 in 2025, or roughly $69 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 Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle 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's crime maps on the Santa Barbara overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Montecito, CA	D	D	D-	F
Isla Vista, CA	C+	D	C-	D-
Goleta, CA	C-	D+	D	D-
Summerland, CA	C	D-	D+	F
Ellwood, CA	C	C	D+	D-
Toro Canyon, CA	C-	D-	D	D-
Carpinteria, CA	C	D	D+	F
Meiners Oaks, CA	D	D-	D-	F
Oak View, CA	C-	D	D+	F
Mira Monte, CA	C	D	D	D-

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Santa Barbara is similar versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Baytown, TX	C-	D+	D+	F
Atascocita, TX	C-	C-	C-	D
Auburn, AL	C	C+	C+	D
Aurora, CO	D-	D	D	F
Alhambra, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Apple Valley, CA	C-	D+	D+	D
Anchorage, AK	D+	F	F	F
Antioch, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Bayamon, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-

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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