The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Palo Verde, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Palo Verde

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Palo Verde. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Palo Verde, CA Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
F
Other Crime Grade
F

$457,114

Cost of Crime™ for Palo Verde, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $3,444 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde, CA Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Palo Verde's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Palo Verde sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only Palo Verde's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Palo Verde is 135.4 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 6 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 8 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Palo Verde, CA report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palo Verde, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Palo Verde for 2025 is $457,114, about $2,166 per resident and $3,444 per household. That equals 11.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Palo Verde Compared to Other Cities?

Palo Verde, CA: $2166
Lodi, CA: $1387
Rescue, CA: $213
California: $491
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Palo Verde is $2,166 per year, which is $1,702 more than the national average and $1,676 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palo Verde:
  • In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $779 less than in Palo Verde.
  • In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $1,953 less than in Palo Verde

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Palo Verde for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Palo Verde
Cost per Palo Verde Resident
Murder
$70,994
$336
Rape/Sexual Assault
$6,813
$32
Robbery
$38,518
$183
Assault
$193,927
$919
Kidnapping
$1,946
$9
Vehicle Theft
$15,098
$72
Burglary
$43,138
$204
Theft
$53,362
$253
Arson
$1,799
$9
Vandalism
$16,705
$79
Animal Cruelty
$64
$0
Drug Crimes
$9,613
$46
Identity Theft
$5,139
$24
Total Cost of Crime
$457,114
$2,166

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Palo Verde, 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 Palo Verde totals $575,125 ($2,726 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,032,239 ($4,892 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Palo Verde's 211 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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Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
32.00
Robbery
5.804
Rape
0.5325
Murder
0.1790
Total Violent Crime
38.52 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
48.83
Vehicle Theft
4.621
Burglary
22.54
Arson
0.3530
Total Property Crime
76.35 (F)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1521
Drug Crimes
6.159
Vandalism
11.08
Identity Theft
3.147
Animal Cruelty
0.0408
Total "Other" Rate
20.58 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
F
C+
C
C-
D+
D-
D
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
F
F
F
D-
F
F
D-
D-
F
D-
F
F
D
D-
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palo Verde 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
B+
A+
A+
C+
D+
D+
C+
B+
B+
D
F
F
D+
B-
B-
D-
D
D
C
B+
B+
F
F
F
F
D-
D-
D-
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Palo Verde 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 Palo Verde, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Palo Verde schools on SchoolGrade

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