Bakersfield, CA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in the Bakersfield area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Bakersfield area 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 Bakersfield, CA Safe from Theft?

The D grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US city. Bakersfield is in the 20th percentile for safety, meaning 80% of cities are safer and 20% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Bakersfield area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of theft in the Bakersfield area is 15.82 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Bakersfield area generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in the Bakersfield area may be as high as 1 in 48 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 90 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Bakersfield, CA: about 6,179 per year. The east part of the Bakersfield area has fewer cases of theft with only 10 in a typical year.

How Bakersfield's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in the Bakersfield area 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 theft rate, the Bakersfield area 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 Theft in Bakersfield, CA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Bakersfield about $78,712,762 in 2025, or roughly $82 per resident. This is part of the Bakersfield area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Bakersfield, including every crime type and how Bakersfield compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft 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 Bakersfield's crime maps on the Bakersfield overall crime page.

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Individual Bakersfield Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of theft in the Bakersfield area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Bakersfield area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Oildale, CA	D-	D-	F	D-
Pumpkin Center, CA	C-	D+	D	D+
Lamont, CA	C-	D-	D+	C-
Edison, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Weedpatch, CA	D+	F	D	C-
Cawelo, CA	D-	D	F	D-
Di Giorgio, CA	C	D-	D+	C
Edmundson Acres, CA	D	D-	D-	D-
Arvin, CA	C	D	D+	D+
Mexican Colony, CA	D-	D	D-	F

Theft in City with Similar Populations

Bakersfield is higher versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Albuquerque, NM	D-	F	F	D
Albany, NY	B-	C	C	D+
Greenville, SC	D	D+	D+	D
McAllen, TX	D-	D-	D-	D-
El Paso, TX	D-	D	D	D-
New Haven, CT	C	A-	A-	D+
Allentown, PA	B	B	B	C+
Bridgeport, CT	C	A	A	C-
Omaha, NE	C	B-	B-	C
Knoxville, TN	D+	D	D	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bakersfield, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bakersfield schools on SchoolGrade

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