Bakersfield, California Trend of Violent Crime Rate

Updated on September 18, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2024, there were 2,308 violent crimes in Bakersfield CA, and the violent crime rate per 100K residents was 554.65. Compared to 2023, the violent crime rate decreased by 37%.

The chart below shows the violent crime rate and the table below shows the number of crimes and crime rate from 2010 to 2024.

You can see similar information for other California cities.

You can also see similar information for other types of crimes.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
Bakersfield, CA Violent Crime Rate Per 100K
Bakersfield, CA Number and Rate of Violent Crimes
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Year Number of Crimes Crime Rate Per 100K
2010 2104 630.96
2011 1866 530.77
2012 1929 542.32
2013 1857 513.18
2014 698 189.98
2015 1810 484.10
2016 1821 480.74
2017 1827 479.33
2018 1895 491.43
2019 1766 455.06
2020 2007 516.92
2022 2250 546.29
2023 3647 882.18
2024 2308 554.65