
Felony and misdemeanor crime arrests are tracked by the California Office of the Attorney General and published to their website. Data is maintained for both adult and juvenile offenders in California, organized by year and by county. Below is the total misdemeanor arrest data for Santa Barbara County for the last year that data is available (2007).
Santa Barbara County: Total Misdemeanor Arrests by Gender and Offense
Total Misdemeanor Arrests: 21,506
Vehicular Manslaughter: 0
Assault and Battery: 1,280
Burglary Misdemeanor: 19
Petty Theft: 467
Other Theft: 47
Check / Acc Cards: 18
Marijuana: 1,181
Other Drugs: 1,180
Indecent Exposure: 22
Annoying Children: 5
Obscene Matter: 0
Lewd Conduct: 313
Prostitution: 3
Cont. Deleterious to a Minor: 36
Drunk: 2,627
Liquor Laws: 1,813
Disorderly Conduct: 83
Disturbing the Peace: 446
Vandalism: 178
Malicious Mischief: 9
Trespassing: 305
Weapons: 91
Driving Under the Influence (DUI): 2,689
Hit and Run: 134
Select Traffic Violations: 391
Joy Riding: 4
Gambling: 0
Non-support: 4
Glue Sniffing: 4
City / County Ordinance: 5,909
FTA-Non Traffic: 1,407
Other: 843
In Santa Barbara County, the arrest rate per 100,000 people was 6,584.8 in 2007. This means that for every one hundred thousand residents of the county, about six and a half thousand are arrested every year for a misdemeanor offense. The arrest rate for 2007 was actually lower than it was in the previous three years.
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