2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Victoria, TX vs Bakersfield, CA

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- Bakersfield has 11% more violent crime than Victoria.
- Bakersfield has 16% more property crime than Victoria.
 Victoria, TXBakersfield, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock2422.7
 Property Crime50.6  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Victoria    8 Reviews

I’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

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Over 5 years ago

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

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Over 14 years ago

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  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

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Over 5 years ago

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

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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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Cities with the Least Crime Near Victoria, TexasCrime Index
 Inez, TX15.45
 Quail Creek, TX21.1
 Placedo, TX21.5
 Bloomington, TX27.7
 Goliad, TX28.4
 Victoria, TX36

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