Oildale, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Oildale in green. The most dangerous areas in Oildale 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 Oildale, CA Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Oildale is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of cities are safer and 46% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oildale's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oildale is 0.0617 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oildale generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oildale may be as high as 1 in 13,638 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 19,210 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Oildale, CA: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Oildale has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oildale's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oildale 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 murder rate, Oildale is less safe 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 Murder in Oildale, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oildale about $4,230,511 in 2025, or roughly $116 per resident. This is part of Oildale's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oildale, including every crime type and how Oildale compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder 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 Oildale's crime maps on the Oildale overall crime page.

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Individual Oildale Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bakersfield, CA	D+	D	D	C
Cawelo, CA	D-	D	F	C-
Edison, CA	D	D-	D-	D
Shafter, CA	C+	C-	C-	C
Mexican Colony, CA	D-	D	D-	C
North Shafter, CA	D-	D-	F	C-
Tupman, CA	D-	D-	F	C-
Wasco, CA	C	D+	D+	C-
Buttonwillow, CA	D	D	D-	C+
Havilah, CA	D	F	D	D+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B-	B+
Altadena, CA	D+	D	D	C-
Arnold, MO	C-	C+	C+	B
Auburn, NY	C-	D+	D+	B+
Staunton, VA	C	B	B	C+
Clemmons, NC	C	B-	B-	B
Watertown Town, MA	C	C-	C-	B+
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Okeechobee, FL	A-	C	C	B
Pacifica, CA	C+	C	C	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oildale, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 34% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Oildale schools on SchoolGrade

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