Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

1 in 171

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Waterfront is about 1 in 171.

$91

Vehicle Theft costs the average Waterfront resident about $91 per year.

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

The D+ grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Waterfront is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of neighborhoods are safer and 25% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Waterfront's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of vehicle theft in Waterfront is 5.852 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Waterfront generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Waterfront may be as high as 1 in 151 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 210 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southwest parts of Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA: about 11 per year. The southeast part of Waterfront has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Waterfront's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA:	5.852
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Waterfront 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 Vehicle Theft in Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Waterfront about $561,331 in 2025, or roughly $91 per resident. This is part of Waterfront's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Waterfront, including every crime type and how Waterfront compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Waterfront's crime maps on the Waterfront overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Vehicle Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Waterfront is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Van Steuban, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F	C-
East Durham, Durham, NC	F	D-	D-	C+
Eastland, Columbus, OH	D-	C+	C+	D+
Eastland-Wilora Lake, Charlotte, NC	D-	D+	D+	D+
El Camino, South San Francisco, CA	D+	C-	C-	C-
El Dorado Park, Long Beach, CA	A-	B+	B+	D
El Rio, Oxnard, CA	B+	B-	B-	C+
Fairview, Allentown, PA	B	C+	C+	B-
Franklin Park, Trenton, NJ	A	B	B	B+
Girvin, Jacksonville, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Waterfront schools on SchoolGrade

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Waterfront, Santa Barbara, CA Vehicle Theft Rates and Vehicle Theft Maps

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