The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $981 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Oaks with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Oaks's combined rate is much lower than the norm. The Oaks sits in the 88th percentile, ahead of 88% of neighborhoods and behind 12%. The grade covers only The Oaks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Oaks is 19.66 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 40 in the northeast areas to 1 in 65 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA report the most crime, about 26 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Oaks for 2025 is $2,015,323, about $335 per resident and $981 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Oaks Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA:	$335
New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA:	$1496
El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir:	$200
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Oaks is $335 per year, which is $129 less than the national average and $155 less than Bakersfield's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Oaks:

In New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA, crime costs $1,496 per person, which is $1,161 more than in The Oaks.
In El Toro Marine Air Station, Ir, crime costs $200 per person, which is $135 less than in The Oaks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of The Oaks for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to The Oaks	Cost per The Oaks Resident
Murder	$403,229	$67
Rape/Sexual Assault	$160,492	$27
Robbery	$215,494	$36
Assault	$319,773	$53
Kidnapping	$66,967	$11
Vehicle Theft	$346,770	$58
Burglary	$125,517	$21
Theft	$195,963	$33
Arson	$28,136	$5
Vandalism	$75,365	$13
Animal Cruelty	$663	$0
Drug Crimes	$67,895	$11
Identity Theft	$9,057	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$2,015,323	$335

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in The Oaks totals $3,650,695 ($607 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $5,666,018 ($942 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northwest part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which The Oaks has 1, do the same, and of The Oaks's 6,012 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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The Oaks Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 The Oaks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.852
Robbery	1.140
Rape	0.4403
Murder	0.0357
Total Violent Crime	3.468 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.294
Vehicle Theft	3.725
Burglary	2.302
Arson	0.1938
Total Property Crime	12.51 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1837
Drug Crimes	1.527
Vandalism	1.755
Identity Theft	0.1946
Animal Cruelty	0.0149
Total "Other" Rate	3.675 (A)

Individual The Oaks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in The Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to The Oaks.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Haggin Oaks, Bakersfield, CA	A	B	A-
Laurelglen, Bakersfield, CA	B	B	C+
Tevis Ranch, Bakersfield, CA	A+	A-	A+
Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA	A+	A	A
Terra Vista, Bakersfield, CA	A	C+	A
Silver Creek, Bakersfield, CA	A+	A-	A
Sagepointe, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C+	C+
Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C	C
Artisan, Bakersfield, CA	A+	B	A+
Seven Oaks at Grand Island, Bakersfield, CA	A+	A+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Oaks is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Highline Villages, Aurora, CO	D	D	D
Terra del Sol, Houston, TX	D-	D-	D-
Teaticket, East Falmouth, MA	B+	B-	B-
Strathmore, Syracuse, NY	A-	D+	D+
Stonegate, Bakersfield, CA	A-	A-	A-
Johnston-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC	C+	B+	B+
Jefferson-Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX	D-	C+	C+
Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit, MI	C-	F	F
Jacobs, Louisville, KY	C-	D+	D+
Jacksonville Heights South, Jacksonville, FL	A+	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, The Oaks is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA average SchoolGrade of N/A, with N/A% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools N/A. See The Oaks schools on SchoolGrade

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