CA
Bakersfield College
1.04 incidents / 1,000 students
Bakersfield, CA · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bakersfield College
Across 2022–2024, Bakersfield College reported 79 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: California State University-Sacramento.
- 1.04
- Incidents / 1k students
- #654
- Rank of 2,072
- #189
- CA rank
- 30,746
- Enrolled students
1.04 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bakersfield College reports 1.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 62% below Broward College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Broward College (1.04/1k); University of Iowa (9.58/1k); NUC University (0.06/1k); University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (3.01/1k); American River College (0.13/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.04
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #654
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 68%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 28
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 109819 · Bakersfield College 1.04/1k score rate · #654/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE
- RATE-LOW 1.04/1k
- RANK-MID #654/2,072
- ST-MID #189 in state
- PEER-FINISH Broward College · ±0.00
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 100%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 30,746
- FIRE-NONE No res filing
Nearest enrollment peer: Broward College (+0.00/1k)
Bakersfield College sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer Broward College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Broward College (+0.00/1k). National rank #654 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bakersfield College reports 1.04 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 62% below Broward College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Broward College (1.04/1k); University of Iowa (9.58/1k); NUC University (0.06/1k); University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (3.01/1k); American River College (0.13/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bakersfield College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bakersfield on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- NUC University · lowest peer 0.06
NUC University — lowest peer
0.06 per 1,000 students
- American River College · near 0.13
American River College — near
0.13 per 1,000 students
- Bakersfield College · this campus 1.04
Bakersfield College — this campus
1.04 per 1,000 students
- Broward College · near 1.04
Broward College — near
1.04 per 1,000 students
- University of Iowa · highest peer
University of Iowa — highest peer
9.58 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bakersfield College's 1.04/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bakersfield College decreased from 37 to 28 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 CA 4-year peers in this comparison, Bakersfield College is larger than 67% and safer-reporting than 78% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Bakersfield College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University | 11,902 | 2.77 | 0 | 44 |
| California State University-East Bay | 12,326 | 2.60 | 3 | 50 |
| Foothill College | 12,949 | 0.23 | 6 | 89 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | 13,532 | 0.59 | 8 | 81 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | 15,182 | 4.22 | 11 | 33 |
| California State University-Chico | 15,257 | 2.16 | 14 | 58 |
| Cypress College | 15,924 | 1.57 | 17 | 67 |
| California State University-San Marcos | 16,237 | 1.85 | 19 | 64 |
| Rio Hondo College | 17,441 | 0.17 | 22 | 92 |
| Modesto Junior College | 18,258 | 0.00 | 25 | 97 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | 18,492 | 2.00 | 28 | 61 |
| Bakersfield College (this campus) | 30,746 | 1.04 | 67 | 78 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 30,746 enrolled students, Bakersfield College is the 105th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,480 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Broward College is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Bakersfield College fell from 37 to 28 (-24%). The increase shows up in Arson (0 to 5) and Aggravated Assault (1 to 4). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (25 to 16), Burglary (7 to 2) and Fondling (4 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Bakersfield College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Arson and Fondling. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBakersfield College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 100% (14 → 28 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 37 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 16 | 25 | 9 |
| Burglary | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Aggravated Assault | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Arson | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
Bakersfield College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
Broward College
1.04 incidents / 1,000 students
IA
University of Iowa
9.58 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bakersfield College sits on price and outcomes
At $14,621, Bakersfield College's reported average net price is cheaper than 36% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.
- $14,621
- average net price
- $20,161
- California median
- 3.6×
- six-year earnings to median debt
Six-year median earnings of $29,867 run about 2.0 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $1,430
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $11,300
- Avg Net Price
- $14,621
- Median Debt
- $8,312
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 30%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 22%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $29,867
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $37,291
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 75%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 288 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL · 30,728 enrolled
Safety Score 1.04
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · 30,779 enrolled
Safety Score 9.58
NUC University
Bayamon, PR · 30,794 enrolled
Safety Score 0.06
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK · 30,851 enrolled
Safety Score 3.01
American River College
Sacramento, CA · 30,462 enrolled
Safety Score 0.13
Closest by National Rank
Bakersfield College (national rank #654) sits near Broward College (#655) and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus (#653) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bakersfield College, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL · 30,728 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · 30,779 enrolled
Safety score 9.58
NUC University
Bayamon, PR · 30,794 enrolled
Safety score 0.06
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman, OK · 30,851 enrolled
Safety score 3.01
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC · 31,091 enrolled
Safety score 3.67
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · 30,380 enrolled
Safety score 3.29
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · 30,259 enrolled
Safety score 7.63
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · 30,210 enrolled
Safety score 7.38
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus
Madison, NJ · 2,885 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Judson University
Elgin, IL · 960 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Montreat College
Montreat, NC · 962 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA · 1,927 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
University of Guam
Mangilao, GU · 2,896 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK · 12,554 enrolled
Safety score 1.04
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · 2,864 enrolled
Safety score 1.05
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bakersfield College safe?
Bakersfield College has a safety score of 1.04 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #654 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Broward College (1.04/1k). Same-state same-level set: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bakersfield College?
For calendar year 2024, Bakersfield College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (16), Arson (5), Aggravated Assault (4), Burglary (2) and Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bakersfield College compare to similar schools?
Bakersfield College reports 62% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Broward College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Broward College (1.04/1k); University of Iowa (9.58/1k); NUC University (0.06/1k); University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus (3.01/1k); American River College (0.13/1k). Same-state same-level set: California State University-Sacramento (3.73/1k); California State Polytechnic University-Pomona (2.53/1k); Santa Ana College (0.11/1k); University of California-Riverside (19.25/1k); University of California-Santa Barbara (11.71/1k); California State University-Fresno (8.23/1k); University of California-Irvine (10.13/1k); San Jose State University (2.28/1k).
Does Bakersfield College have fire safety data?
Bakersfield College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.
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