Indio, CA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Indio, CA Summary

Crime in Indio research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Indio over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Indio:

  • There were 2,036 total crimes committed in Indio in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,180.7 total crimes per 100K people in Indio.
  • The overall crime rate in Indio is 2.90% above the national average.
  • Indio ranks #284 safest out of 460 cities in California.
  • Indio ranks #7,561 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Indio Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Indio is 2,180.7 per 100,000 people. That's 2.90% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -14.96% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,564.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Indio
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,036 2,180.7 2,564.5 2,119.2
Murder 6 6.4 4.5 5.0
Robbery 62 66.4 119.1 61.0
Aggravated Assault 289 309.5 325.8 256.0
Violent Crime 376 402.7 486.0 359.0
Burglary 210 224.9 305.8 229.0
Larceny 1,113 1,192.1 1,345.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 337 361.0 427.5 259.0
Property Crime 1,660 1,778.0 2,078.4 1,760.0

Indio Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Indio

376
Violent Crimes
402.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
12.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 376 violent crimes in Indio in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Indio is 402.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 248.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Indio each year. That compares to a 1 in 205.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 12.18% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.14% lower than the California violent crime rate of 486.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Indio

1,660
Property Crimes
1,778.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
1.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,660 property crimes in Indio in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Indio is 1,778.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Indio each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 1.02% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.46% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,078.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Indio

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palm Desert, CA 52,205 1,645 3,151.0 2,827.3 323.7
Palm Springs, CA 45,406 1,733 3,816.7 3,213.2 603.4
Coachella, CA 44,131 812 1,840.0 1,540.9 299.1
La Quinta, CA 39,536 839 2,122.1 1,945.1 177.1
Rancho Mirage, CA 18,056 466 2,580.9 2,392.6 188.3
Indian Wells, CA 4,889 79 1,615.9 1,411.3 204.5

Indio SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8
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