On November 8, 1990 the STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW and CAMPUS SECURITY ACT was signed by the President of the United States. The act contains two parts. The first concerns information of graduation rates. The second is called the "Campus Crime Awareness" and "The Campus Security Act of 1991."
Listed below are the crime statistics for Taft College over the past seven academic years:
| CRIMINAL OFFENSE – ON-CAMPUS | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forcible sex offenses (including forcible rape) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-forcible sex offenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HATE CRIMES – ON-CAMPUS | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated assault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All forcible sex offenses, including forcible rape (if available) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forcible rape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simple assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARRESTS – ON-CAMPUS | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Liquor law violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drug law violations | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illegal weapons possessions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |