Buellton, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Buellton, CA Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Buellton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,418.4 total crimes per 100K people in Buellton.
  • The overall crime rate in Buellton is -33.07% below the national average.
  • Buellton ranks #131 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Buellton ranks #5,805 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Buellton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buellton is 1,418.4 per 100,000 people. That's -33.07% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -44.69% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buellton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 1,418.4 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 1 20.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 182.4 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 12 243.2 486.0 359.0
Burglary 14 283.7 305.8 229.0
Larceny 38 770.0 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 121.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 58 1,175.3 2,078.4 1,760.0

Buellton Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Buellton

12
Violent Crimes
243.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.27%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Buellton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buellton is 243.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 411.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buellton each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.27% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.97% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buellton

58
Property Crimes
1,175.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 58 property crimes in Buellton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buellton is 1,175.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Buellton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.22% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.45% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Buellton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Santa Barbara, CA 85,758 2,108 2,458.1 1,809.7 648.3
Lompoc, CA 42,607 834 1,957.4 1,457.5 499.9
Goleta, CA 32,632 579 1,774.3 1,569.0 205.3
Arroyo Grande, CA 18,179 173 951.6 753.6 198.0
Carpinteria, CA 12,692 198 1,560.0 1,370.9 189.1
Grover Beach, CA 12,496 185 1,480.5 1,160.4 320.1
Guadalupe, CA 8,762 51 582.1 490.8 91.3
Solvang, CA 5,923 59 996.1 928.6 67.5

Buellton SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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