Goleta, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Goleta, CA Summary

Crime in Goleta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Goleta over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Goleta:

  • There were 584 total crimes committed in Goleta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,773.5 total crimes per 100K people in Goleta.
  • The overall crime rate in Goleta is -23.69% below the national average.
  • Goleta ranks #141 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Goleta ranks #6,024 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Goleta Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Goleta is 1,773.5 per 100,000 people. That's -23.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -31.29% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Goleta
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 584 1,773.5 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 9 27.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 106.3 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 49 148.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 88 267.2 369.7 269.8
Larceny 415 1,260.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 97.2 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 535 1,624.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Goleta Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Goleta

49
Violent Crimes
148.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Goleta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Goleta is 148.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 672.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Goleta each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.76% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.34% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Goleta

535
Property Crimes
1,624.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.87%
Below The National Average
  • There were 535 property crimes in Goleta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Goleta is 1,624.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Goleta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.87% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.04% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Goleta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Oxnard, CA 210,064 5,066 2,411.6 2,057.9 353.7
Santa Maria, CA 109,518 3,751 3,425.0 2,774.9 650.1
Santa Barbara, CA 87,817 2,195 2,499.5 2,044.0 455.5
Camarillo, CA 70,872 950 1,340.4 1,286.8 53.6
Port Hueneme, CA 21,545 449 2,084.0 1,819.4 264.6
Carpinteria, CA 12,986 196 1,509.3 1,270.6 238.7
Solvang, CA 5,985 82 1,370.1 1,169.6 200.5

Goleta SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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