Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$1.16 million

Cost of Crime™ for Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $492 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Las Positas with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C+ grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Las Positas against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is about the same as the norm. Las Positas sits in the 47th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 47% of neighborhoods and behind 53%. The grade covers only Las Positas's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Las Positas is 4.608 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 181 in the south areas to 1 in 262 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Las Positas is projected at $1,158,331 for 2025, about $195 per resident and $492 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Las Positas Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA:	$195
Downtown San Francisco, San Fr:	$824
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$82
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $195 per resident each year in Las Positas, which is $63 less than the national average and $69 less than Santa Barbara's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Las Positas:

In Downtown San Francisco, San Fr, crime costs $824 per person, which is $629 more than in Las Positas.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $82 per person, which is $112 less than in Las Positas

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Las Positas, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Las Positas	Cost per Las Positas Resident
Murder	$255,865	$43
Rape/Sexual Assault	$197,925	$33
Robbery	$177,387	$30
Assault	$527,154	$89
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,158,331	$195

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Las Positas totals $2,886,363 ($486 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,044,693 ($680 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Las Positas, Santa Barbara, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the north part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Las Positas Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Las Positas residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.088
Robbery	0.9486
Rape	0.5491
Murder	0.0229
Total Violent Crime	4.608 (C+)

Individual Las Positas Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Las Positas is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Las Positas.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Las Positas is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mt. Baker, Seattle, WA	D-	D+	D+
Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN	F	D-	D-
Southeast, Brentwood, TN	B-	A-	A-
South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA	A	A-	A-
Somerset, Glendale, CA	B+	C+	C+
Side Creek, Aurora, CO	B-	B+	B+
Nor Este, Albuquerque, NM	B+	B	B
Natomas Creek, Sacramento, CA	A+	A	A
St Jean, Detroit, MI	F	F	F
Michigan Park, Washington, DC	D	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Las Positas is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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