Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Taft has a violent crime rate of 712 per 100,000 residents, 87% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 605.6 per 100,000, robbery at 42.5, rape at 63.7. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 2,592 per 100,000, 32% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,583, burglary at 744, vehicle theft at 266 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 197 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 273 federally declared disasters. Overall, Taft receives a safety grade of F.