Vehicle Theft per Capita in Palm Desert
The map below shows vehicle theft per 1,000 Palm Desert residents.
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1 in 222
Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palm Desert is about 1 in 222.
$70
Vehicle Theft costs the average Palm Desert resident about $70 per year.
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 from Vehicle Theft?
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.
By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs 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.
How Palm Desert's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares
The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Palm Desert to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Palm Desert, CA: | 4.502 |
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| California: | 4.671 |
| USA: | 2.785 |
Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Palm Desert is as safe as the California state average and less safe than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Palm Desert, CA
Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Palm Desert about $3,545,294 in 2025, or roughly $70 per resident. This is part of Palm Desert's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palm Desert, including every crime type and how Palm Desert compares to other cities.
Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map
Remember that vehicle theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Palm Desert's crime maps on the Palm Desert overall crime page.
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Vehicle Theft 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 |
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D | D- | D | F | |
D+ | D | D- | F | |
D+ | C | D- | D- | |
C- | D | D | F | |
C | C- | D+ | F | |
D+ | D+ | D | F | |
D+ | C- | D- | F | |
D- | F | D- | F | |
C- | C | D | D- | |
C- | D+ | D | F |
Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations
Palm Desert is higher versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Vehicle Theft Crime Grade |
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C | C+ | C+ | D+ | |
D | C- | C- | F | |
D+ | C- | C- | D- | |
D | B+ | B+ | F | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
B- | C+ | C+ | D | |
D+ | D | D | C+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
C | C+ | C+ | D- | |
A- | B- | B- | B |
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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