By John Dodge. CHICAGO (CBS) â When it comes to violent crime outside of Chicago, Rockford ranks in the most dangerous town in the state, according to 2013 FBI crime statistics. The violent crime rate for that northwest Illinois town of 150,000 stands at 1,374 per 100,000 residents.
Sponsored Topics. Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield. The population was 16,988 at the 2010 census, up from 12,736 at the 2000 census. Wired telephone numbers in Shafter follow the format (661) 746-xxxx and the ZIP Code is 93263.
Until the completion of this analysis not many people had ever heard of Shafter, California. Shafter, an agricultural community located approximately 18 miles northwest of Bakersfield, has become known as Californiaâs âCenter of Populationâ. What is the Center of Population? If you put the entire California population on a teeter-totter, the Center of Population would be the balance point, assuming California was flat and everyone weighed the same. This is many miles from the stateâs geographic center and has a special significance. The Center of Population is an indication of where the State is headed.