Buellton, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Buellton:

  • There were 97 total crimes committed in Buellton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,882.8 total crimes per 100K people in Buellton.
  • The overall crime rate in Buellton is -18.99% below the national average.
  • Buellton ranks #162 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Buellton ranks #6,288 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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Buellton Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Buellton is 1,882.8 per 100,000 people. That's -18.99% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.05% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Buellton
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 97 1,882.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 3 58.2 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 38.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6 116.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 10 194.1 369.7 269.8
Larceny 64 1,242.2 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 330.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 91 1,766.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

Buellton 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 Buellton

6
Violent Crimes
116.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Buellton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Buellton is 116.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 858.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Buellton each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.51% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.65% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Buellton

91
Property Crimes
1,766.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 91 property crimes in Buellton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Buellton is 1,766.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.6 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 -9.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.42% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 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 87,817 2,195 2,499.5 2,044.0 455.5
Lompoc, CA 43,363 1,064 2,453.7 1,948.7 505.0
Goleta, CA 32,929 584 1,773.5 1,624.7 148.8
Arroyo Grande, CA 18,492 359 1,941.4 1,443.9 497.5
Carpinteria, CA 12,986 196 1,509.3 1,270.6 238.7
Grover Beach, CA 12,728 319 2,506.3 2,247.0 259.3
Guadalupe, CA 8,973 110 1,225.9 1,170.2 55.7
Solvang, CA 5,985 82 1,370.1 1,169.6 200.5

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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