Palm Springs, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 192

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palm Springs is about 1 in 192.

$81

Vehicle Theft costs the average Palm Springs resident about $81 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Palm Springs in green. The most dangerous areas in Palm Springs 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 Springs, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Palm Springs is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palm Springs's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Palm Springs is 5.199 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palm Springs generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palm Springs may be as high as 1 in 147 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 290 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the central parts of Palm Springs, CA: about 38 per year. The southwest part of Palm Springs has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 7 in a typical year.

How Palm Springs's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Palm Springs 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 Springs, CA:	5.199
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Palm Springs is less safe than 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 Springs, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Palm Springs about $3,427,531 in 2025, or roughly $81 per resident. This is part of Palm Springs's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palm Springs, including every crime type and how Palm Springs 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 Springs's crime maps on the Palm Springs 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 Springs is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palm Springs.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Cathedral City, CA	D+	C-	D-	F
North Palm Springs, CA	D-	D-	F	F
Rancho Mirage, CA	D+	D	D-	F
Garnet, CA	C-	C-	D	D-
Thousand Palms, CA	C-	D	D	F
Desert Edge, CA	D-	F	D-	F
Desert Hot Springs, CA	D+	D+	D-	D-
Snow Creek, CA	D+	C-	D-	D-
Sky Valley, CA	C	D+	D+	D-
Palm Desert, CA	C-	D	D	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Palm Springs 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
San Juan Capistrano, CA	D+	D	D	D
Hanover, PA	A	A	A	B+
Hilo, HI	D	C-	C-	D-
Kalispell, MT	B-	C+	C+	C-
Lake Oswego, OR	D	C	C	F
Leawood, KS	D+	B+	B+	F
Linden, NJ	B	B+	B+	D-
Navarre, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Newbury Park, CA	C	C	C	D-
Oakley, CA	B	C	C	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palm Springs, CA average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 26% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Palm Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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