Carpinteria, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carpinteria, CA Summary

Crime in Carpinteria research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Carpinteria 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 Carpinteria:

  • There were 198 total crimes committed in Carpinteria in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,560.0 total crimes per 100K people in Carpinteria.
  • The overall crime rate in Carpinteria is -26.39% below the national average.
  • Carpinteria ranks #162 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Carpinteria ranks #6,197 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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Carpinteria Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carpinteria is 1,560.0 per 100,000 people. That's -26.39% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -39.17% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carpinteria
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 198 1,560.0 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 6 47.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 18 141.8 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 24 189.1 486.0 359.0
Burglary 25 197.0 305.8 229.0
Larceny 131 1,032.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 141.8 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 174 1,370.9 2,078.4 1,760.0

Carpinteria 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 Carpinteria

24
Violent Crimes
189.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 violent crimes in Carpinteria in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carpinteria is 189.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 528.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carpinteria each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.33% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.09% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carpinteria

174
Property Crimes
1,370.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 174 property crimes in Carpinteria in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carpinteria is 1,370.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carpinteria each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.11% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.04% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carpinteria

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Simi Valley, CA 124,707 1,313 1,052.9 923.8 129.1
Thousand Oaks, CA 122,363 1,374 1,122.9 1,020.7 102.2
Santa Barbara, CA 85,758 2,108 2,458.1 1,809.7 648.3
Camarillo, CA 69,115 912 1,319.5 1,190.8 128.8
Moorpark, CA 35,312 287 812.8 713.6 99.1
Goleta, CA 32,632 579 1,774.3 1,569.0 205.3
Agoura Hills, CA 19,229 196 1,019.3 894.5 124.8
Ojai, CA 7,412 77 1,038.9 769.0 269.8
Solvang, CA 5,923 59 996.1 928.6 67.5

Carpinteria SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
10
Affordability
2
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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