Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Goleta, CA Crime Grade
How Goleta grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
4/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Goleta, CA was 205.3 per 100,000 residents (67 incidents over a population of 32,632). That puts Goleta Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 57% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Goleta (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Goleta vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 129.3(40) | 193.6(60) | 148.8(49) | 173.5(56) | 205.3(67) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.0(1) | 3.1(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 6.5(2) | 16.1(5) | 12.1(4) | 18.6(6) | 15.3(5) |
| Robbery | 19.4(6) | 35.5(11) | 27.3(9) | 37.2(12) | 42.9(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 103.5(32) | 141.9(44) | 106.3(35) | 114.6(37) | 147.1(48) |
| Property crime | 1645.7(509) | 1896.9(588) | 1655.1(545) | 1471.5(475) | 1618.0(528) |
| Burglary | 368.6(114) | 293.6(91) | 267.2(88) | 198.3(64) | 205.3(67) |
| Larceny | 1147.8(355) | 1419.4(440) | 1260.3(415) | 1118.3(361) | 1287.1(420) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 129.3(40) | 167.8(52) | 97.2(32) | 142.5(46) | 76.6(25) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Goleta's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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