The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Yucca Valley, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$12.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Yucca Valley, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $1,199 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley, 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 Yucca Valley's combined rate is higher than the norm. Yucca Valley sits in the 23rd percentile, ahead of 23% of cities and behind 77%. The grade covers only Yucca Valley's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Yucca Valley is 35.91 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 19 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Yucca Valley, CA report the most crime, about 272 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 13 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Yucca Valley, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Yucca Valley for 2025 is $12,204,998, about $487 per resident and $1,199 per household. That equals 1.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Yucca Valley Compared to Other Cities?

Yucca Valley, CA:	$487
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Yucca Valley is $487 per year, which is $23 more than the national average and $3 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Yucca Valley:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $900 more than in Yucca Valley.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $274 less than in Yucca Valley

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Yucca Valley	Cost per Yucca Valley Resident
Murder	$2.48 million	$99
Rape/Sexual Assault	$693,113	$28
Robbery	$852,131	$34
Assault	$2.69 million	$107
Kidnapping	$184,297	$7
Vehicle Theft	$723,608	$29
Burglary	$1.22 million	$49
Theft	$2.34 million	$93
Arson	$115,556	$5
Vandalism	$492,059	$20
Animal Cruelty	$4,636	$0
Drug Crimes	$327,108	$13
Identity Theft	$90,851	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$12,204,998	$487

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Yucca Valley, 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 Yucca Valley totals $20,908,997 ($835 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $33,113,995 ($1,322 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 central 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 Yucca Valley has 7, do the same, and of Yucca Valley's 25,046 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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Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.734
Robbery	1.082
Rape	0.4564
Murder	0.0526
Total Violent Crime	5.324 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	18.03
Vehicle Theft	1.866
Burglary	5.368
Arson	0.1911
Total Property Crime	25.46 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1214
Drug Crimes	1.766
Vandalism	2.750
Identity Theft	0.4687
Animal Cruelty	0.0250
Total "Other" Rate	5.131 (B+)

Individual Yucca Valley Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Yucca Valley is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Yucca Valley.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Joshua Tree, CA	D	D-	D-
Pioneertown, CA	D-	F	F
Homestead Valley, CA	F	F	F
Morongo Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Rimrock, CA	F	F	F
Sunfair, CA	F	F	F
Twentynine Palms, CA	D	D-	D-
Big Bear, CA	D+	D	D-
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base, CA	D-	F	D-
Sugarloaf, CA	D+	D	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Yucca Valley 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
Auburn, ME	C	A	A
Nanuet, NY	D+	D	D
North Kingstown, RI	A-	A+	A+
North Haven, CT	C+	A+	A+
Newton, NC	D+	C-	C-
Newport, RI	C-	B	B
New Philadelphia, OH	C	B+	B+
New Caney, TX	C+	C-	C-
Natchitoches, LA	D-	D-	D-
Northfield, MN	C	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Yucca Valley 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 Yucca Valley, CA average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Yucca Valley schools on SchoolGrade

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