Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Bakersfield, CA Crime Grade
How Bakersfield grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
8/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Bakersfield, CA was 495.7 per 100,000 residents (2,085 incidents over a population of 420,589). That puts Bakersfield Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 19% above the California statewide rate of 415.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bakersfield (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bakersfield vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 516.9(2,007) | 554.1(2,282) | 651.4(2,693) | 555.8(2,313) | 495.7(2,085) |
| Murder | 11.3(44) | 9.2(38) | 7.0(29) | 6.7(28) | 8.1(34) |
| Rape | 27.3(106) | 38.8(160) | 62.4(258) | 42.1(175) | 24.5(103) |
| Robbery | 155.6(604) | 160.5(661) | 142.0(587) | 124.7(519) | 114.8(483) |
| Aggravated assault | 322.7(1,253) | 345.5(1,423) | 440.0(1,819) | 382.3(1,591) | 348.3(1,465) |
| Property crime | 4177.0(16,218) | 3996.9(16,462) | 3379.0(13,969) | 2491.3(10,367) | 2232.6(9,390) |
| Burglary | 807.2(3,134) | 777.7(3,203) | 699.1(2,890) | 542.4(2,257) | 414.2(1,742) |
| Larceny | 2229.4(8,656) | 2033.6(8,376) | 1619.2(6,694) | 1268.6(5,279) | 1346.7(5,664) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 986.2(3,829) | 1181.7(4,867) | 1057.1(4,370) | 676.2(2,814) | 469.8(1,976) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Bakersfield's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.