Drug-Related Crime per Capita in Desert Center
The map below shows drug-related crime per 1,000 Desert Center residents.
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Drug-Related Crime costs the average Desert Center resident about $15 per year.
Crime Grade's drug-related crime map shows the safest places in Desert Center in green. The most dangerous areas in Desert Center 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 Desert Center, CA Safe from Drug-Related Crime?
The B grade means the rate of drug-related crime is slightly lower than the average US city. Desert Center is in the 65th percentile for safety, meaning 35% of cities are safer and 65% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Desert Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of drug-related crime in Desert Center is 2.055 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Desert Center generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of drug-related crime in Desert Center may be as high as 1 in 250 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 554 in the south part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more drug-related crime occurs in the south parts of Desert Center, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Desert Center has fewer cases of drug-related crime with only 0 in a typical year.
How Desert Center's Drug-Related Crime Rate Compares
The chart below compares the drug-related crime rate in Desert Center to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Desert Center, CA: | 2.055 |
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| California: | 1.857 |
| USA: | 3.112 |
Considering only the drug-related crime rate, Desert Center is less safe than the California state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Drug-Related Crime in Desert Center, CA
Drug-Related Crime is projected to cost the residents of Desert Center about $623 in 2025, or roughly $15 per resident. This is part of Desert Center's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Desert Center, including every crime type and how Desert Center compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Drug-Related Crime Map
Remember that drug-related crime 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 Desert Center's crime maps on the Desert Center overall crime page.
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Drug-Related Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities
Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of drug-related crime in Desert Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Desert Center.
Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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F | F | F | B | |
D+ | D+ | D | B | |
D+ | C | D- | B- | |
D | D- | D | B- | |
C- | D | D | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | B+ | |
C- | D | D | B- | |
D- | F | D- | C | |
D+ | D | D- | B- | |
D- | F | D- | B- |
Drug-Related Crime in City with Similar Populations
Desert Center is lower versus other cities of the same size for drug-related crime. The table below compares drug-related crime in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Drug-Related Crime Crime Grade |
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B- | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | B | |
F | F | F | D- | |
B- | B | B | C | |
A- | A | A | C- | |
C- | D | D | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
C- | B- | B- | D+ | |
B- | B- | B- | A+ | |
B- | C | C | C |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Desert Center, CA average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Desert Center schools on SchoolGrade
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