| | Merced, CA | Bakersfield, CA | United States |
| | 37.2 | 24 | 22.7 |
| | 47.1 | 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 Merced, California | Crime Index |
| Tuttle, CA | 17.5 |
| McSwain, CA | 18.9 |
| Hilmar-Irwin, CA | 25.6 |
| Snelling, CA | 27.4 |
| Livingston, CA | 27.8 |
| Cressey, CA | 30.3 |
| Gustine, CA | 30.8 |
| South Dos Palos, CA | 31.5 |
| Planada, CA | 31.6 |
| Franklin (Merced County), CA | 31.7 |
Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go.
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Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and More
Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is 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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