Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Goleta has a violent crime rate of 129 per 100,000 residents, 66% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 103.5 per 100,000, robbery at 19.4, rape at 6.5. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,646 per 100,000, 16% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,148, burglary at 369, vehicle theft at 129 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 51 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 637 federally declared disasters. Overall, Goleta receives a safety grade of F.