Palm Desert, CA Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault 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 Assault?

The D grade means the rate of assault is higher than the average US city. Palm Desert is in the 19th percentile for safety, meaning 81% of cities are safer and 19% 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 assault in Palm Desert is 3.470 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palm Desert generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Palm Desert may be as high as 1 in 160 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 461 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the east parts of Palm Desert, CA: about 34 per year. The southeast part of Palm Desert has fewer cases of assault with only 4 in a typical year.

How Palm Desert's Assault Rate Compares

The chart below compares the assault 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 assault rate, Palm Desert is as safe as 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 Assault in Palm Desert, CA

Assault is projected to cost the residents of Palm Desert about $5,068,318 in 2025, or roughly $100 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 Assault Map

Remember that assault 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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Assault Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of assault 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	Assault Crime Grade
Indian Wells, CA	D	D-	D	D-
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D-	D+
Desert Palms, CA	D+	C	D-	C
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	D
La Quinta, CA	C	C-	D+	C-
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D	D
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-	D+
Valerie, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Coachella, CA	C-	C	D	C-
Vista Santa Rosa, CA	C-	D+	D	D+

Assault in City with Similar Populations

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

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

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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