The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Desert Hot Springs, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$21.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Desert Hot Springs, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,552 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Desert Hot Springs with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Desert Hot Springs, CA Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Desert Hot Springs's combined rate is higher than the norm. Desert Hot Springs sits in the 26th percentile, ahead of 26% of cities and behind 74%. The grade covers only Desert Hot Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Desert Hot Springs is 33.79 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 22 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Desert Hot Springs, CA report the most crime, about 250 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 24 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Desert Hot Springs, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Desert Hot Springs for 2025 is $20,968,870, about $530 per resident and $1,552 per household. That equals 2.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.9%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Desert Hot Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Desert Hot Springs, CA:	$530
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Desert Hot Springs is $530 per year, which is $66 more than the national average and $39 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Desert Hot Springs:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $857 more than in Desert Hot Springs.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $317 less than in Desert Hot Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Desert Hot Springs for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Desert Hot Springs	Cost per Desert Hot Springs Resident
Murder	$6.58 million	$166
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.03 million	$26
Robbery	$967,157	$24
Assault	$3.55 million	$90
Kidnapping	$355,170	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.81 million	$46
Burglary	$1.86 million	$47
Theft	$3.39 million	$86
Arson	$168,107	$4
Vandalism	$736,308	$19
Animal Cruelty	$7,020	$0
Drug Crimes	$409,182	$10
Identity Theft	$99,400	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$20,968,870	$530

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Desert Hot Springs, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Desert Hot Springs totals $49,909,564 ($1,261 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $70,878,434 ($1,791 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Desert Hot Springs has 4, do the same, and of Desert Hot Springs's 39,574 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Desert Hot Springs Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Desert Hot Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.127
Robbery	0.7770
Rape	0.4278
Murder	0.0885
Total Violent Crime	4.420 (D+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.56
Vehicle Theft	2.959
Burglary	5.176
Arson	0.1759
Total Property Crime	24.87 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1480
Drug Crimes	1.398
Vandalism	2.604
Identity Theft	0.3245
Animal Cruelty	0.0240
Total "Other" Rate	4.499 (A-)

Individual Desert Hot Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Garnet, CA	C-	C-	D
North Palm Springs, CA	D-	D-	F
Desert Edge, CA	D-	F	D-
Sky Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Morongo Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Palm Springs, CA	D	D	D-
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-
White Water, CA	C	C-	D+
Snow Creek, CA	D+	C-	D-
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Desert Hot Springs is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Staunton, VA	C	B	B
Fairhope, AL	B	A-	A-
Farmers Branch, TX	D-	D-	D-
Farmington, MN	B+	A	A
Gaffney, SC	D-	D-	D-
Greenfield, IN	B+	A	A
Huntington, NY	C+	C-	C-
Kingston, NY	D+	D	D
Mount Airy, NC	D	C-	C-
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Desert Hot Springs is as safe as the California state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Desert Hot Springs, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Desert Hot Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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