Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Goleta has a violent crime rate of 205 per 100,000 residents, 46% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 147.1 per 100,000, robbery at 42.9, rape at 15.3. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,618 per 100,000, 17% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,287, burglary at 205, vehicle theft at 77 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.