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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$23.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Palm Springs, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,078 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Palm 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 Palm 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 Palm Springs's combined rate is higher than the norm. Palm Springs sits in the 19th percentile, ahead of 19% of cities and behind 81%. The grade covers only Palm Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Palm Springs is 38.97 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 39 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Palm Springs, CA report the most crime, about 338 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 52 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palm Springs, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Palm Springs for 2025 is $23,238,968, about $546 per resident and $1,078 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.4%

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

Palm Springs, CA:	$546
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Palm Springs is $546 per year, which is $82 more than the national average and $55 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palm Springs:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $842 more than in Palm Springs.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $333 less than in Palm Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Palm Springs	Cost per Palm Springs Resident
Murder	$4.66 million	$110
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.04 million	$24
Robbery	$1.15 million	$27
Assault	$4.69 million	$110
Kidnapping	$375,397	$9
Vehicle Theft	$3.43 million	$81
Burglary	$2.22 million	$52
Theft	$3.90 million	$92
Arson	$289,031	$7
Vandalism	$696,088	$16
Animal Cruelty	$11,138	$0
Drug Crimes	$640,750	$15
Identity Theft	$134,818	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$23,238,968	$546

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Palm 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 Palm Springs totals $37,711,442 ($886 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $60,950,411 ($1,432 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 west 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, of which Palm Springs has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Palm Springs has 40, do the same, and of Palm Springs's 42,578 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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Palm 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 Palm Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.837
Robbery	0.8612
Rape	0.4031
Murder	0.0583
Total Violent Crime	5.160 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	17.68
Vehicle Theft	5.199
Burglary	5.741
Arson	0.2811
Total Property Crime	28.90 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1454
Drug Crimes	2.034
Vandalism	2.288
Identity Theft	0.4091
Animal Cruelty	0.0354
Total "Other" Rate	4.913 (B+)

Individual Palm Springs Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palm Springs is higher 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
San Juan Capistrano, CA	D+	D	D
Hanover, PA	A	A	A
Hilo, HI	D	C-	C-
Kalispell, MT	B-	C+	C+
Lake Oswego, OR	D	C	C
Leawood, KS	D+	B+	B+
Linden, NJ	B	B+	B+
Navarre, FL	A+	A+	A+
Newbury Park, CA	C	C	C
Oakley, CA	B	C	C

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palm Springs, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Palm Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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