City Health Score
6.1/10
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LA County Ranking
#77/88
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NPS of Residents
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📬 Santa Monica Weekly Digest Crime trends, budget updates & city news — every Monday.

Santa Monica Dashboard

10 years of crime, budget, and public safety data — updated from official sources

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Part 1 Crimes (Serious)

Homicide, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson

Part 2 Crimes

Simple assault, vandalism, fraud, drug offenses, DUI, disorderly conduct, weapons

Part 1 Crime Breakdown by Type

Individual crime categories tracked over 10 years

Part 2 Crime Breakdown by Type

Less serious offense categories tracked over 10 years

Crime Data Table

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Revenue vs Expenditure

Total city budget — revenue and spending over 10 fiscal years

Budget Deficit / Surplus

Revenue minus expenditure by fiscal year

General Fund

General fund revenue vs expenditure

Budget Data Table

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Police Calls for Service

Total annual calls to SMPD — 911 and non-emergency

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Retail, Office & Residential Vacancy Rates

Percentage of available commercial and residential space — Santa Monica (2014–2025)

Office Vacancy Rate

Downtown & Westside office market — elevated since 2020 tech retrenchment

Retail Vacancy Rate

Citywide retail availability — at decade high in 2025

Vacancy Rate Data Table

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Annual Visitors to Santa Monica

Total visitor count (millions) — 2014–2025

Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue

Hotel tax collected by city ($M) — key general fund revenue driver

Hotel Occupancy Rate & ADR

Annual average occupancy (%) and average daily rate ($)

Tourism Data Table

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Past Poll Results

Historical community sentiment

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All 88 LA County Cities

Ranked by composite score (Part 1 crime rate + Part 2 crime rate + budget deficit %) — 2024 data. Rank #1 = best.

Rank City Part 1 Rate
(per 100k)
Part 2 Rate
(per 100k)
Deficit % Score
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Sources: CA DOJ OpenJustice (crime), CA State Controller ByTheNumbers (budget), CA DOF (population) — 2024 data.