Crime in Taft, California

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

Taft violent crime is 36.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Taft property crime is 53.0. (The US average is 35.4)

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Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Taft, CA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	675	92	138.1	444.9	4494.6	1319.2	2837.9	337.5
2002	557.6	105.5	60.3	391.9	3858.3	1130.4	2366.2	361.7
2003	289	11.1	0	277.9	2234.3	555.8	1445.1	233.4
2004	316.9	0	10.9	306	2262	819.6	1256.7	185.8
2005	372.2	21.9	65.7	284.6	3010.1	667.7	2167.3	175.1
2006	359.2	21.8	43.5	293.9	3461	794.5	2372.7	293.9
2007	413.1	32.6	54.4	326.2	4392.3	913.2	3229	250.1
2008	439.2	0	43.9	395.3	4314.9	1043	2898.6	373.3
2009	511.8	10.9	65.3	435.5	3027	653.3	2145	228.7
2010	409	11.1	77.4	320.6	3791.7	961.8	2421	409
2011	540.4	10.6	84.8	445.1	3655.8	794.7	2575	286.1
2012	565.3	10.5	31.4	523.5	3821.2	963.1	2554.4	303.6
2013		22.6	0	656.2	3744.8	950.3	2375.8	418.6
2014	517.1	22.5	11.2	483.4	3102.9	663.3	2282.2	157.4
2015	657.7	11.3	79.4	567	3775.9	895.8	2664.7	215.4
2016	765	31.4	62.9	670.6	3720	838.3	2609.2	272.5
2017	883.6	53.2	74.5	755.9	4311.7	819.8	3055.5	436.5
2018	762	10.6	63.5	687.9	3577.1	1111.2	2010.8	455.1
2019	711.8	63.7	42.5	605.5	2592.2	743.7	1582.9	265.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Bakersfield, CA	455.1	4,141.9	388,080	27	2019
Shafter, CA	259.1	2,507.8	20,456	27	2019
Arvin, CA	898.6	2,003.6	21,811	34	2019
McFarland, CA	431.5	1,049.6	15,529	39	2019
Stallion Springs, CA	264.4	717.5	2,648	44	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Bear Valley, CA	199.7	799.0	5,507	45	2019
Ojai, CA	106.7	986.8	7,499	48	2019
Solvang, CA	167.7	1,140.6	5,962	55	2019
Buellton, CA	58.3	1,050.2	5,142	56	2019
Guadalupe, CA	194.9	1,065.5	7,696	66	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Taft 3 Reviews

Taft... No Stars - 2/17/2019
I’ve lived here over 50 years. It use to be a wonderful place to grow up with a thriving downtown and jobs were plentiful. This is no longer the case in Taft. Jobs are... Read More

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If you want to be happy in Taft, you definitely ca - 10/21/2016
I've lived in Taft for over 5 years. It's a nice community and very friendly people as long as you get involved, either through school or local churches. I've met many... Read More

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the perfect location - 2/4/2008
the city of taft is located in southern California,a small community yet just 20 minutes from a large and thriving city "bakersfield" over 300000 people .amazingly you... Read More

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