Crime & Safety in Shafter, CA

Shafter has a violent crime rate of 259 per 100,000 residents, 32% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 200.4 per 100,000, robbery at 44.0, rape at 14.7. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,508 per 100,000, 28% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,457, burglary at 621, vehicle theft at 430 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 197 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 273 federally declared disasters. Overall, Shafter receives a safety grade of F.