Santa Barbara, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 556 violent crimes in Santa Barbara CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 648.34. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate increased by 8%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Santa Barbara, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Santa Barbara, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 341 396.66
2011 319 356.63
2012 363 403.91
2013 362 402.20
2014 96 105.62
2015 363 395.09
2016 397 429.10
2017 377 407.53
2018 415 448.02
2019 400 436.12
2020 389 424.25
2022 400 455.49
2023 522 600.23
2024 556 648.34