Desert Center, CA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder 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 Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Desert Center is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of cities are safer and 15% 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 murder in Desert Center is 0.1152 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 murder in Desert Center may be as high as 1 in 7,889 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,768 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the south parts of Desert Center, CA: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Desert Center has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Desert Center's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder 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.

Considering only the murder rate, Desert Center 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 Murder in Desert Center, CA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Desert Center about $8,875 in 2025, or roughly $216 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 Murder Map

Remember that murder 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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Individual Desert Center Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Desert Center is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Desert Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Lake Tamarisk, CA	F	F	F	D-
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D	C-
Desert Palms, CA	D+	C	D-	A-
Indian Wells, CA	D	D-	D	A-
Palm Desert, CA	C-	D	D	A-
Sky Valley, CA	C	D+	D+	B-
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	B
Poston, AZ	D-	F	D-	F
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D-	B-
Desert Edge, CA	D-	F	D-	D

Murder in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Kirklands Crossroads, AL	B-	B+	B+	D+
Chiriaco Summit, CA	F	F	F	D-
La Reforma, TX	F	F	F	D-
Farrington, OH	B-	B	B	B
Kokadjo, ME	A-	A	A	C+
Fancy Hill, VA	C-	D	D	F
Kleinfeltersville, PA	A+	A+	A+	B
Errol, ME	C-	B-	B-	C+
Hawkeye, NY	B-	B-	B-	C+
Kitchen, OH	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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