Santa Barbara County has among the highest arrest rates in California, a draft planning document released by the Department of Behavioral Wellness shows.
The county’s adult arrest rate is 3,214 per 100,000 people, while the statewide rate is 2,440, representing a 27 percent difference.
For juveniles, those figures are 744.2 and 371.5, respectively, for a 67 percent disparity. The report notes Santa Barbara County has the fourth highest juvenile arrest rate in California…