| | Barstow, CA | Bakersfield, CA | United States |
| | 57.9 | 24 | 22.7 |
| | 56.4 | 60 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Barstow, California | Crime Index |
| Yermo, CA | |
| Sage, CA | |
| Canyon Lake, CA | 15.1 |
| Murrieta, CA | 16.1 |
| Chino Hills, CA | 16.4 |
| El Sobrante (Riverside County), CA | 18.2 |
| Temescal Valley, CA | 19.6 |
| Eastvale, CA | 19.7 |
| Wildomar, CA | 20.0 |
| Coronita, CA | 20.0 |
The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow.
At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars More
Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down More
Be careful is all I can say.
I moved there with the focus to buy a home
the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use More
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Reviews for Bakersfield 
75 Reviews
I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer More
I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there More
I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I More
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