Kern, CA County is known for having higher levels of crime than the national averages. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Kern County is 26.4, which is 3.7 points higher than the US average of 22.7. The property crime rate in Kern County is also higher than the average at 43.9, compared to 35.4 for the US as a whole. These numbers suggest that people living and working in Kern, CA County need to be extra cautious when it comes to personal safety and protecting their property from theft or other crimes.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Kern County violent crime is 26.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Kern County property crime is 43.9. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Kern, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Bakersfield, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Bakersfield, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.