Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Taft has a violent crime rate of 310 per 100,000 residents, 18% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 172.2 per 100,000, robbery at 34.4, rape at 103.3. The murder rate is 0.0 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,171 per 100,000, 40% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 758, burglary at 344, vehicle theft at 69 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 38 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Taft receives a safety grade of F.