Shafter Police Department

Shafter Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Shafter in Kern County, California. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Shafter limits in Kern County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Shafter sits along California travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Shafter should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Shafter city, CA has an estimated population of 20,618.