Oxnard, California Reviews

Don't be a beach addict - use your brain! - 1/13/2011
I see many reviews about the nice beaches. People write about how they feel perfectly safe in the lovely beach areas and say many things that might entice unwary people to actually come here. Don't! The people writing those reviews are beach addicts, and have probably had their brains fried from too much sunshine. Yes, beach addicts will be very impressed by the nice beaches in Oxnard, and the fact that you can have a house right on the beach, and the fact that there are bars on the beach, yada yada yada. But Oxnard is not a very nice place. Yes, I too have heard it referred to as "Northern Mexico", "Tijuana", etc. And it is a quite apt description. Yes, there are gangs here - LOTS. One reviewer wrote something to the effect that you can't say people are criminals just because they are Mexican, and that is true. There are Mexicans here who do not engage in any violent activity. And there are also Mexicans here who do. Are Mexican gangs "not that bad"? They are not in the slightest bit Read More

the blackhole of Oxnard - 3/11/2010
...is where i want to escape from. i want out, now! Read More

Oxnard Remains One of the Safest Cities. - 2/22/2010
During the early 2000, Oxnard has experience a significant decrease in crime, such as violent crime, assults, rapes, and burgleries. Most recently, the Oxnard Police Department, and the District Attorney has imposed a court order gang injunction that covers six square miles of central Oxnard and another is being considered for south Oxnard. Since these injunctions were implemented, gangs are prohibit from being out on the streets after 10 p.m. If gangs are caught violating their curfew, they are immediately arrested by authorities. Those who say: stay away from Oxnard, needs to do their research before critizing Oxnard as an unsafe city to live, work, or visit. Yes, Oxnard has its problems with crime like any other American city, and to accuse Hispanics as the only ones who are committing crimes is false! Again, do your research Read More

DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! - 1/27/2010
sure it is pretty cheap to live here but the crime is waaay worse then is reported. people do not report crime in oxnard. i was born and raised here and moved out of oxnard when i was 17. things were not soo bad when i was a kid but over the years they got horrible!!! drugs are out of control!!!! everyone here is a tweeker!!!!! prostitution is horrible too!!!!!


OVER RUN WITH ILLEGALS!!!! WAAAAY TOO MANY PEOPLE PER HOUSE! AND IT SMELLS! HORRIBLE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY!!!!

my husband and i went to red lobster here for fathers day a few months back and our car was broken into in broad daylight!!! with a whole bunch of people and other cars parked in the parking lot.

terrible terrible Read More

The truth about Oxnard - 1/1/2010
I have lived in this area since 1990 and its really a shame to see the city let itself go. The perfect climate, great access to the bigger city if you need it and escape to the beach the nearby Channel Islands and mountains. I am perplexed at Oxnard's lack of initiative to clean up the horrendous crime rate and to make it a safe place to live. Too much emphasis on writing fix it tickets for no front license plates rather than tackling the real crimes such as gang bangers and murder. The whole area is infected by gang scum that going to the Pacific View Mall in Ventura requires customers to wear a bullet proof vest and carry a firearm for safety. Constant stabbings, and it really gets worse near Port Hueneme area with murders. It is a shame because there are many great stores and nice areas, but if you're looking to move to Oxnard, stick with the areas closest to the river and beach. Anywhere else is really putting you and your family's life at risk. BTW, the roads will do a number on Read More

Not safe - 3/28/2009
This place is called North Mexico.(My local friend said)
About 80%? of people in this area are Mexican.
School, education is really bad. Awful!!
Lots mexican gangs living in oxnard.
Local person told me "you shouldon't buy house because this whole town is ghetto."
Lots of high price housing area are surrounded by ghetto.
Winter is freezing cold to me even evening in summer.
No job if you can not speak spanish. I hate this Read More

Climate - 11/30/2008
Mild temperature year Read More

Oxnard Beaches are Southern California's Best Kept - 10/7/2008
Crime in Oxnard is mostly kept to "certain" areas. Most of the outer lying parts of Oxnard are new and beautiful, and the beach areas are superb!! I don't feel unsafe living here at the beach at all! It feels like a small community where everyone watches out for each other. Everyone is out riding their bikes, skateboarding, walking, surfing, sailing, and playing in the Read More

Climate - 10/4/2008
As a resident of Oxnard for near 20 years and originally from Boston I find the climate here better than anywhere else. Temperatures do not fluctuate more than 25 degrees between summer and winter though with the amount of daylight changing you still feel a seasonal shift. You are within 1 hr of skiing in the mountains or sailing in the ocean. Living at the beach in Oxnard is like going home to paradise at the end of every work day. People wonder why I resist leaving on the weekends or going on frequent vacations. Every day living in Oxnard is like being on Read More

Climate - 10/4/2008
As a resident of Oxnard for near 20 years and originally from Boston I find the climate here better than anywhere else. Temperatures do not fluctuate more than 25 degrees between summer and winter though with the amount of daylight changing you still feel a seasonal shift. You are within 1 hr of skiing in the mountains or sailing in the ocean. Living at the beach in Oxnard is like going home to paradise at the end of every work day. People wonder why I resist leaving on the weekends or going on frequent vacations. Everyday living in Oxnard is like being on Read More