Tehachapi, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tehachapi, CA Summary

Crime in Tehachapi research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi:

  • There were 353 total crimes committed in Tehachapi the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,671.8 total crimes per 100K people in Tehachapi.
  • The overall crime rate in Tehachapi is 14.96% above the national average.
  • Tehachapi ranks #294 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Tehachapi ranks #7,721 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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Tehachapi Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tehachapi is 2,671.8 per 100,000 people. That's 14.96% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 3.52% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tehachapi
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 353 2,671.8 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 13 98.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 317.9 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 61 461.7 442.0 369.8
Burglary 44 333.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 190 1,438.1 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 58 439.0 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 292 2,210.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi

61
Violent Crimes
461.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
24.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Tehachapi in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tehachapi is 461.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 216.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tehachapi each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 24.85% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.45% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tehachapi

292
Property Crimes
2,210.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 292 property crimes in Tehachapi in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tehachapi is 2,210.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tehachapi each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.33% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tehachapi

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
Arvin, CA 22,149 562 2,537.4 1,760.8 776.6
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
Stallion Springs, CA 2,465 13 527.4 405.7 121.7

Tehachapi SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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