Tough lawyers for life's toughest moments. Free case evaluation
Español Evaluate my case

Your city. Your next step.

Injured in Bakersfield?

Tell us what happened and where. We are not a law firm and this is not legal advice; naming your city here is not a claim that we can connect you with an attorney in it.

What do we actually know about Bakersfield?

Two public records. The Census Bureau estimates Bakersfield has about 422,165 residents. The federal crash census (NHTSA FARS) counts 932 fatal crashes in Kern County from 2020 to 2024, the most in 2021 (208). Those are county-wide counts, not Bakersfield alone. Neither figure says an attorney is available here, and neither indicates what any particular case is worth.

Bakersfield has a population of about 422,165 (US Census Bureau, Population Estimates).

932 fatal traffic crashes were reported in Kern County between 2020 and 2024 (NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System). This counts crashes across the whole county, not this city alone, and is not a prediction about any claim. Source

How many fatal crashes happen in Kern County each year?

Fatal traffic crashes reported in Kern County, by year (NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System). County-wide counts, not this city alone, and not a prediction about any claim.
YearFatal crashesDeathsPedestrians killed
202018420640
202120822565
202219722066
202317018362
202417319462

When and where did those crashes happen?

  • 553 of the 932 fatal crashes (59%) happened after dark.
  • 437 of the 932 fatal crashes (47%) happened on roads classed as rural.
  • 34 of the 932 fatal crashes (4%) began with a cyclist being struck.

NHTSA FARS — Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2020–2024, across Kern County. "After dark" is the crash report's light condition; "rural" is the road's classification, not the city's; a cyclist is counted only when being struck was the first harmful event. Source

These are public figures about the area, published by the agencies named beside them. They describe roads and populations, not claims, and none of them says anything about what any particular case is worth.

What kind of case is it?

More in California

Free case evaluation

Get your free
case evaluation.

Tell us what happened in Bakersfield. Add more details if you want, then send your request.

Your confidential request

Step 1 of 3

Tell us what happened

If anyone is in danger or needs emergency medical care, call 911 first. Nothing here is more important, and you can come back afterwards.

Case details

These follow from what you chose. Choose “Not sure” if you do not know — that is an answer, and it tells an attorney something too.

Please leave out Social Security numbers, financial account details and medical record numbers.

Where can we reach you?

Only for this request, and only with your consent below.

This form does not produce a dollar estimate, create an attorney-client relationship, or guarantee that an attorney will take your case. Using this site or sending a request does not make anyone here your attorney. Privacy · Terms