Palm Desert, CA Arson Rates and Arson Maps

Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Palm Desert in green. The most dangerous areas in Palm Desert are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Palm Desert, CA Safe from Arson?

The F grade means the rate of arson is much higher than the average US city. Palm Desert is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palm Desert's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of arson in Palm Desert is 0.2748 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palm Desert generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of arson in Palm Desert may be as high as 1 in 3,437 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,989 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the northeast parts of Palm Desert, CA: about 3 per year. The southeast part of Palm Desert has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.

How Palm Desert's Arson Rate Compares

The chart below compares the arson rate in Palm Desert to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the arson rate, Palm Desert is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Arson in Palm Desert, CA

Arson is projected to cost the residents of Palm Desert about $337,453 in 2025, or roughly $7 per resident. This is part of Palm Desert's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palm Desert, including every crime type and how Palm Desert compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Arson Map

Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Palm Desert's crime maps on the Palm Desert overall crime page.

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Individual Palm Desert Crime Maps & Stats

Arson Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of arson in Palm Desert is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palm Desert.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Indian Wells, CA	D	D-	D	F
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D-	F
Desert Palms, CA	D+	C	D-	F
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	F
La Quinta, CA	C	C-	D+	F
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D	D-
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-	D-
Valerie, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Coachella, CA	C-	C	D	D
Vista Santa Rosa, CA	C-	D+	D	D-

Arson in City with Similar Populations

Palm Desert is higher versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Arson Crime Grade
Bluffton, SC	C	C+	C+	C
Campbell, CA	D	C-	C-	D-
Davis, CA	D+	C-	C-	F
Edina, MN	D	B+	B+	C
Encinitas, CA	D	D+	D+	F
Opa-Locka, FL	B-	C+	C+	A+
Morristown, TN	D+	D	D	C-
Portage, MI	B-	C+	C+	C-
Poway, CA	C	C+	C+	F
Princeton, FL	A-	B-	B-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palm Desert, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Palm Desert schools on SchoolGrade

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