Palm Desert, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

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Overall Crime Grade™

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

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A crime occurs every 5 hours 36 minutes (on average) in Palm Desert.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Palm Desert in green. The most dangerous areas in Palm Desert are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Palm Desert, CA Safe?

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Palm Desert is in the 4th percentile for safety, meaning 96% of cities are safer and 4% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palm Desert's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Palm Desert is 4.502 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palm Desert generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palm Desert may be as high as 1 in 148 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 317 in the southeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the vehicle theft map, however, because comparing rates for vehicle theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northeast parts of Palm Desert, CA: about 43 per year. The southeast part of Palm Desert has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 2 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Maps

When looking at the vehicle theft map for Palm Desert, remember that the rate of vehicle theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the west part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the vehicle theft rate map do not always indicate danger for Palm Desert residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Palm Desert has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Palm Desert has 57, have the same problem. Of Palm Desert’s 50,856 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Palm Desert Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.470
Robbery	0.8570
Rape	0.5303
Murder	0.0296
Total Violent Crime	4.887 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.67
Vehicle Theft	4.502
Burglary	4.291
Arson	0.2748
Total Property Crime	20.74 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1429
Drug Crimes	2.283
Vandalism	2.251
Identity Theft	0.3751
Animal Cruelty	0.0323
Total "Other" Rate	5.084 (B+)

Individual Palm Desert Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in Palm Desert is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palm Desert.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Indian Wells, CA	D	D-	D	F
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D-	F
Desert Palms, CA	D+	C	D-	D-
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	F
La Quinta, CA	C	C-	D+	F
Indio, CA	D+	D+	D	F
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-	F
Valerie, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Coachella, CA	C-	C	D	D-
Vista Santa Rosa, CA	C-	D+	D	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palm Desert is higher versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. 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	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Bluffton, SC	C	C+	C+	D+
Campbell, CA	D	C-	C-	F
Davis, CA	D+	C-	C-	D-
Edina, MN	D	B+	B+	F
Encinitas, CA	D	D+	D+	F
Opa-Locka, FL	B-	C+	C+	D
Morristown, TN	D+	D	D	C+
Portage, MI	B-	C+	C+	D-
Poway, CA	C	C+	C+	D-
Princeton, FL	A-	B-	B-	B

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert, CA average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Palm Desert schools on SchoolGrade

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