Indian Wells, CA Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.21 million

Cost of Crime™ for Indian Wells, CA

In 2025, violent crime will cost $552 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Indian Wells with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Indian Wells against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Indian Wells sits in the 10th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 10% of cities and behind 90%. The grade covers only Indian Wells's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Indian Wells is 6.637 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 102 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 464 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Indian Wells, CA report the most violent crime, about 9 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Indian Wells, CA

The tangible cost of violent crime in Indian Wells is projected at $1,206,985 for 2025, about $275 per resident and $552 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Indian Wells Compared to Other Cities?

Indian Wells, CA:	$275
French Camp, CA:	$748
Plumas Lake, CA:	$105
California:	$264
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $275 per resident each year in Indian Wells, which is $17 more than the national average and $11 more than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Indian Wells:

In French Camp, CA, crime costs $748 per person, which is $473 more than in Indian Wells.
In Plumas Lake, CA, crime costs $105 per person, which is $170 less than in Indian Wells

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Indian Wells, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Indian Wells	Cost per Indian Wells Resident
Murder	$277,532	$63
Rape/Sexual Assault	$149,523	$34
Robbery	$213,323	$49
Assault	$566,606	$129
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$1,206,985	$275

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Indian Wells, CA

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Indian Wells totals $2,829,457 ($645 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,036,441 ($920 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Indian Wells, CA, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the west part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Indian Wells Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Indian Wells residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.496
Robbery	1.546
Rape	0.5620
Murder	0.0337
Total Violent Crime	6.637 (D-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Indian Wells is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Indian Wells.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Indian Wells is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
Archbold, OH	B+	A	A
Ashburnham, MA	A	A-	A-
Ashburn, GA	C-	D+	D+
Beecher, MI	D-	F	F
Aromas, CA	B-	C-	C-
Belden, MS	A	A+	A+
Armona, CA	C-	C-	C-
Armada, MI	B+	C+	C+
Argo, AL	A-	A-	A-
Brownstown, IN	C	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Indian Wells is less safe than the California state average and less safe than the national average.

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