Is Bakersfield safe? United States travel risk
Is Bakersfield safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Bakersfield scores 41/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bakersfield scores 41/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bakersfield: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (58/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 41 is higher than 43% of the cities we score.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the California territory, Bakersfield is established at 35.3529° N, 119.0359° W. It lies 3,713.2 km ENE relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/Los_Angeles.
California
35.3529° N, 119.0359° W
123 m
America/Los_Angeles
578,542
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (United States)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bakersfield happened in July (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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