Shafter, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Shafter in green. The most dangerous areas in Shafter are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Shafter, CA Safe from Assault?

The C- grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US city. Shafter is in the 32nd percentile for safety, meaning 68% of cities are safer and 32% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Shafter's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Shafter is 2.471 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Shafter generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Shafter may be as high as 1 in 141 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 794 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Shafter, CA: about 16 per year. The east part of Shafter has fewer cases of assault with only 0 in a typical year.

How Shafter's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Shafter to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the assault rate, Shafter is safer than the California state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Assault in Shafter, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Shafter about $1,688,086 in 2025, or roughly $71 per resident. This is part of Shafter's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Shafter, including every crime type and how Shafter compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Assault Map

Remember that assault rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Shafter's crime maps on the Shafter overall crime page.

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Individual Shafter Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault in Shafter is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Shafter.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Mexican Colony, CA	D-	D	D-	D+
North Shafter, CA	D-	D-	F	D
Wasco, CA	C	D+	D+	D+
Buttonwillow, CA	D	D	D-	D
Tupman, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Oildale, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	D
Spicer City, CA	D-	D-	F	D
Cawelo, CA	D-	D	F	D
Mc Kittrick, CA	D-	F	F	F

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Shafter is similar versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Shiloh, PA	A	A	A	A-
Lomita, CA	D+	D+	D+	C-
Lumberton, TX	C	C	C	C+
Mamaroneck, NY	C-	D+	D+	D+
Abbeville, LA	D	D-	D-	D-
Rosedale, MD	F	D-	D-	D
Round Lake, IL	B+	A-	A-	A
Sabana Grande, PR	F	F	F	F
Saco, ME	B+	A+	A+	A+
Salem, OH	C-	C+	C+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Shafter, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Shafter schools on SchoolGrade

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