The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Rancho Mirage, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$8.00 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rancho Mirage, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,069 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rancho Mirage 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 Rancho Mirage, 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 Rancho Mirage's combined rate is higher than the norm. Rancho Mirage sits in the 24th percentile, ahead of 24% of cities and behind 76%. The grade covers only Rancho Mirage's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Rancho Mirage is 35.51 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 24 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Rancho Mirage, CA report the most crime, about 116 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rancho Mirage, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rancho Mirage for 2025 is $7,999,994, about $508 per resident and $1,069 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Rancho Mirage Compared to Other Cities?

Rancho Mirage, CA:	$508
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rancho Mirage is $508 per year, which is $43 more than the national average and $17 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rancho Mirage:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $880 more than in Rancho Mirage.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $295 less than in Rancho Mirage

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rancho Mirage	Cost per Rancho Mirage Resident
Murder	$1.49 million	$95
Rape/Sexual Assault	$514,402	$33
Robbery	$565,031	$36
Assault	$1.38 million	$88
Kidnapping	$143,732	$9
Vehicle Theft	$1.14 million	$72
Burglary	$867,915	$55
Theft	$1.15 million	$73
Arson	$119,324	$8
Vandalism	$278,474	$18
Animal Cruelty	$3,948	$0
Drug Crimes	$287,090	$18
Identity Theft	$53,023	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$7,999,994	$508

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rancho Mirage, 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 Rancho Mirage totals $13,040,882 ($828 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,040,875 ($1,335 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 southeast 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 Rancho Mirage has 18, do the same, and of Rancho Mirage's 15,759 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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Rancho Mirage 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 Rancho Mirage residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.048
Robbery	1.140
Rape	0.5384
Murder	0.0504
Total Violent Crime	4.776 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.12
Vehicle Theft	4.680
Burglary	6.072
Arson	0.3135
Total Property Crime	25.18 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1504
Drug Crimes	2.463
Vandalism	2.474
Identity Theft	0.4347
Animal Cruelty	0.0339
Total "Other" Rate	5.555 (B+)

Individual Rancho Mirage Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-
Palm Desert, CA	C-	D	D
Indian Wells, CA	D	D-	D
Palm Springs, CA	D	D	D-
Desert Palms, CA	D+	C	D-
La Quinta, CA	C	C-	D+
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D
Idyllwild, CA	D	F	D-
Mountain Center, CA	D-	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rancho Mirage 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
Streator, IL	C+	B-	B-
East Aurora, NY	A-	B+	B+
East Longmeadow, MA	B+	B-	B-
Southbridge Town, MA	C+	D-	D-
Southchase, FL	C+	C+	C+
Sparta, WI	B-	B-	B-
Spencerport, NY	A+	A-	A-
St. Matthews, KY	D+	A-	A-
Stallings, NC	C	B	B
Steamboat Springs, CO	F	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Rancho Mirage is as safe as 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 Rancho Mirage, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Rancho Mirage schools on SchoolGrade

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