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Crime rate in Palm Desert, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

 

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Crime rate legend:
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 Low (50 - 199)
 Average (200 - 449)
 High (450 - 1000)
 Very high (> 1000)

Crime rates in Palm Desert by Year

Type

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2001

2002

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012
Murders
(per 100,000)		0
(0.0)		1
(2.4)		0
(0.0)		1
(2.2)		2
(4.3)		3
(6.3)		2
(4.2)		3
(5.8)		1
(1.9)		0
(0.0)		2
(4.1)		0
(0.0)
Rapes
(per 100,000)		12
(31.4)		6
(14.3)		9
(21.1)		11
(23.8)		6
(12.8)		18
(37.9)		16
(33.4)		9
(17.5)		5
(9.7)		6
(11.4)		2
(4.1)		6
(12.0)
Robberies
(per 100,000)		33
(86.5)		47
(112.1)		37
(86.7)		41
(88.8)		38
(81.0)		66
(139.0)		48
(100.2)		42
(81.5)		30
(58.1)		30
(57.0)		40
(81.6)		49
(98.0)
Assaults
(per 100,000)		121
(317.0)		122
(291.0)		105
(246.1)		112
(242.7)		99
(211.0)		82
(172.7)		26
(54.3)		10
(19.4)		8
(15.5)		12
(22.8)		32
(65.3)		49
(98.0)
Burglaries
(per 100,000)		388
(1,016.5)		538
(1,283.4)		536
(1,256.2)		861
(1,865.7)		714
(1,521.6)		730
(1,537.4)		847
(1,768.2)		778
(1,509.0)		705
(1,365.5)		638
(1,212.4)		593
(1,209.8)		727
(1,453.4)
Thefts
(per 100,000)		1,139
(2,983.9)		1,399
(3,337.3)		1,325
(3,105.4)		1,871
(4,054.2)		1,691
(3,603.6)		1,792
(3,774.1)		1,837
(3,834.8)		1,695
(3,287.7)		1,114
(2,157.7)		1,150
(2,185.3)		1,439
(2,935.8)		1,477
(2,952.8)
Auto thefts
(per 100,000)		144
(377.2)		206
(491.4)		181
(424.2)		240
(520.0)		257
(547.7)		233
(490.7)		230
(480.1)		149
(289.0)		108
(209.2)		123
(233.7)		115
(234.6)		118
(235.9)
Arson
(per 100,000)		3
(7.9)		1
(2.4)		5
(11.7)		4
(8.7)		4
(8.5)		4
(8.4)		11
(23.0)		5
(9.7)		5
(9.7)		3
(5.7)		3
(6.1)		5
(10.0)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 299.4)305.1337.4307.8394.1345.6379.6356.4286.0210.0201.8245.6270.6
City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.



According to our research of California and other state lists there were 32 registered sex offenders living in Palm Desert, California as of March 08, 2014.
The ratio of number of residents in Palm Desert to the number of sex offenders is 1,621 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.


See how dangerous Palm Desert, CA is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)
Palm Desert:

270.6
Indian Wells:

198.9
Rancho Mirage:

270.1
La Quinta:

364.3
Indio:

425.2
Palm Springs:

461.5
Coachella:

545.6
Cathedral City:

263.2
Desert Hot Springs:

788.4
Violent crime rate in 2012
Palm Desert:

100.1
U.S. Average:

214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011
Palm Desert:

78.0
U.S. Average:

214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010
Palm Desert:

46.7
U.S. Average:

223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009
Palm Desert:

45.8
U.S. Average:

238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008
Palm Desert:

72.4
U.S. Average:

252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007
Palm Desert:

108.3
U.S. Average:

259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006
Palm Desert:

187.9
U.S. Average:

264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005
Palm Desert:

152.3
U.S. Average:

258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004
Palm Desert:

176.5
U.S. Average:

256.0

Violent crime rate in 2002
Palm Desert:

170.7
U.S. Average:

272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001
Palm Desert:

200.8
U.S. Average:

276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000
Palm Desert:

212.2
U.S. Average:

277.6

Property crime rate in 2012
Palm Desert:

431.1
U.S. Average:

266.5

Property crime rate in 2011
Palm Desert:

385.9
U.S. Average:

273.5

Property crime rate in 2010
Palm Desert:

352.0
U.S. Average:

276.4

Property crime rate in 2009
Palm Desert:

375.3
U.S. Average:

285.6

Property crime rate in 2008
Palm Desert:

463.8
U.S. Average:

302.2

Property crime rate in 2007
Palm Desert:

561.9
U.S. Average:

309.2

Property crime rate in 2006
Palm Desert:

518.6
U.S. Average:

317.3

Property crime rate in 2005
Palm Desert:

515.7
U.S. Average:

322.3

Property crime rate in 2004
Palm Desert:

595.1
U.S. Average:

327.4

Property crime rate in 2002
Palm Desert:

427.9
U.S. Average:

336.9

Property crime rate in 2001
Palm Desert:

452.6
U.S. Average:

337.2

Property crime rate in 2000
Palm Desert:

372.3
U.S. Average:

331.5


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