An online map showing where and when major crimes occur in Kern County Sheriff's Department jurisdiction -- from the entire county to a small slice of a neighborhood -- is ...

The homicide rate in Kern County in 2020 was 12.7 per 100,000 residents, the highest of any California county, according to the Department of Justice. That’s about one for every 8,000 people in ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (CN) — Kern County, whose police forces kill more people per capita than any other forces in the county, has gained another medal of dishonor: It has higher crime rates than Los ...