Taft, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Taft in green. The most dangerous areas in Taft 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 Taft, CA Safe from Assault?

The D- grade means the rate of assault is much higher than the average US city. Taft is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of cities are safer and 15% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Taft's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of assault in Taft is 4.046 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Taft generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Taft may be as high as 1 in 154 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 414 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the central parts of Taft, CA: about 15 per year. The east part of Taft has fewer cases of assault with only 3 in a typical year.

How Taft's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault rate in Taft 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, Taft is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Assault in Taft, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Taft about $1,997,255 in 2025, or roughly $116 per resident. This is part of Taft's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Taft, including every crime type and how Taft 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 Taft's crime maps on the Taft overall crime page.

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Individual Taft Crime Maps & Stats

Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
South Taft, CA	C-	D	D+	D-
Ford City, CA	D	D	D-	D
Valley Acres, CA	D-	F	D-	D-
Maricopa, CA	D	D-	D	F
Fellows, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Pumpkin Center, CA	C-	D+	D	D+
Lamont, CA	C-	D-	D+	D-
Weedpatch, CA	D+	F	D	F
Arvin, CA	C	D	D+	D
Di Giorgio, CA	C	D-	D+	D-

Assault in City with Similar Populations

Taft is higher 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
Streator, IL	C+	B-	B-	B+
Addison, TX	D-	D	D	D+
Aldie, VA	A+	A+	A+	A+
Aldine, TX	F	F	F	F
Alexandria, KY	A	A	A	A-
Alpena, MI	D+	D-	D-	F
North Amityville, NY	C+	C-	C-	C-
Norton, MA	A	A-	A-	B
North Aurora, IL	B	A-	A-	A
North Babylon, NY	B+	B-	B-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Taft, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 28% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Taft schools on SchoolGrade

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