Is Santa Barbara safe? United States travel risk
Is Santa Barbara safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Santa Barbara scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Santa Barbara scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Santa Barbara: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than 45% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the California territory, Santa Barbara is established at 34.4285° N, 119.7202° W. It lies 3,806.4 km ENE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Los_Angeles.
California
34.4285° N, 119.7202° W
15 m
America/Los_Angeles
194,950
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Santa Barbara happened in July (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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