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The Taft crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #313

Taft, CA	1,763.43
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Taft, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Taft, CA	Count	0	2	1	43	59	203	14	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	22.5	11.2	483.4	663.3	2,282.2	157.4	0.0	1,594
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Taft, CA	Count	0	2	0	58	84	210	37	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	22.6	0.0	656.2	950.3	2,375.8	418.6	0.0	2,048
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Taft, CA	Count	0	1	3	50	92	244	29	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.5	31.4	523.5	963.1	2,554.4	303.6	0.0	1,895
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Taft, CA	Count	0	1	8	42	75	243	27	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.6	84.8	445.1	794.7	2,575.0	286.1	0.0	1,809
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Taft, CA	Count	0	1	7	29	87	219	37	2
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.1	77.4	320.6	961.8	2,421.0	409.0	22.1	1,784
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Taft, CA	Count	0	1	6	40	60	197	21	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	10.9	65.3	435.5	653.3	2,145.0	228.7	0.0	1,565
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	4	36	95	264	34	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	43.9	395.3	1,043.0	2,898.6	373.3	0.0	1,894
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Taft, CA	Count	0	3	5	30	84	297	23	7
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	32.6	54.4	326.2	913.2	3,229.0	250.1	76.1	1,963
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Taft, CA	Count	0	2	4	27	73	218	27	21
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.8	43.5	293.9	794.5	2,372.7	293.9	228.6	1,617
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Taft, CA	Count	0	2	6	26	61	198	16	18
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	21.9	65.7	284.6	667.7	2,167.3	175.1	197.0	1,466
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Taft, CA	60.11
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Taft, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Taft, CA	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	11.2	0.0	11.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	112
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Taft, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	11.3	0.0	0.0	11.3	0.0	0.0	113
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Taft, CA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	20.9	10.5	0.0	0.0	10.5	0.0	209
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Taft, CA	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.9	0.0	108
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Taft, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Taft, CA	2.88
California	3.05
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Taft, CA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Taft, CA	Count	80	72	8
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	899.4	809.4	89.9	8.54
	California	Per 100,000	356.0	231.9	124.1	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Taft, CA	Count	21	16	5
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	237.6	181.0	56.6	2.09
	California	Per 100,000	357.1	234.1	123.0	2.96
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Taft, CA	Count	27	16	11
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	286.1	169.5	116.6	2.28
	California	Per 100,000	361.2	239.9	121.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Taft, CA	Count	26	16	10
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	287.4	176.9	110.5	2.32
	California	Per 100,000	370.2	246.0	124.2	3.08
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Taft, CA	Count	24	14	10
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	261.3	152.4	108.9	2.07
	California	Per 100,000	382.9	252.3	130.6	3.18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Taft, CA	Count	22	13	9
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	241.5	142.7	98.8	1.92
	California	Per 100,000	388.3	255.6	132.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Taft, CA	Count	22	13	9
	Taft, CA	Per 100,000	239.2	141.3	97.8	1.90
	California	Per 100,000	381.8	247.8	134.0	3.15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Taft, CA	Count	21	11	10
2005	Taft, CA	Count	19	9	10