Taft, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Taft, CA Summary

Crime in Taft research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Taft over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Taft:

  • There were 346 total crimes committed in Taft the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,988.9 total crimes per 100K people in Taft.
  • The overall crime rate in Taft is 71.63% above the national average.
  • Taft ranks #410 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Taft ranks #8,954 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Taft Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Taft is 3,988.9 per 100,000 people. That's 71.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 54.55% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Taft
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 346 3,988.9 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 11 126.8 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 56 645.6 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 68 784.0 442.0 369.8
Burglary 30 345.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 201 2,317.3 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 47 541.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 278 3,205.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Taft Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Taft

68
Violent Crimes
784.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
111.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in Taft in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Taft is 784.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Taft each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 111.99% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 77.35% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Taft

278
Property Crimes
3,205.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
63.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 278 property crimes in Taft in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Taft is 3,205.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Taft each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 63.99% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 49.84% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Taft

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bakersfield, CA 411,873 18,611 4,518.6 3,972.3 546.3
Shafter, CA 21,304 584 2,741.3 2,347.0 394.3
Greenfield, CA 19,157 270 1,409.4 981.4 428.0
McFarland, CA 14,755 238 1,613.0 1,064.0 549.0
Ojai, CA 7,566 76 1,004.5 951.6 52.9

Taft SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
8.5
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