Tehachapi, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Tehachapi, CA Summary

Crime in Tehachapi research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tehachapi over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Tehachapi:

  • There were 321 total crimes committed in Tehachapi in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,124.1 total crimes per 100K people in Tehachapi.
  • The overall crime rate in Tehachapi is 47.42% above the national average.
  • Tehachapi ranks #383 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Tehachapi ranks #8,696 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Tehachapi Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tehachapi is 3,124.1 per 100,000 people. That's 47.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 21.82% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tehachapi
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 321 3,124.1 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.5 5.0
Robbery 10 97.3 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 41 399.0 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 59 574.2 486.0 359.0
Burglary 13 126.5 305.8 229.0
Larceny 210 2,043.8 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 39 379.6 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 262 2,549.9 2,078.4 1,760.0

Tehachapi Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Tehachapi

59
Violent Crimes
574.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
59.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 59 violent crimes in Tehachapi in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tehachapi is 574.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 174.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tehachapi each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 59.95% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.15% higher than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tehachapi

262
Property Crimes
2,549.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 262 property crimes in Tehachapi in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tehachapi is 2,549.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tehachapi each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.88% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.68% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tehachapi

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bakersfield, CA 416,120 12,585 3,024.4 2,469.7 554.6
Shafter, CA 22,570 371 1,643.8 1,364.6 279.1
Arvin, CA 22,149 562 2,537.4 1,760.8 776.6
Greenfield, CA 21,230 304 1,431.9 800.8 631.2

Tehachapi SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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