La Quinta, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Quinta, CA Summary

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

  • There were 1,074 total crimes committed in La Quinta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,774.1 total crimes per 100K people in La Quinta.
  • The overall crime rate in La Quinta is 19.36% above the national average.
  • La Quinta ranks #313 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • La Quinta ranks #7,861 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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La Quinta Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Quinta is 2,774.1 per 100,000 people. That's 19.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.48% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Quinta
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,074 2,774.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.6 5.6 6.3
Robbery 19 49.1 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 118.8 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 70 180.8 442.0 369.8
Burglary 127 328.0 369.7 269.8
Larceny 814 2,102.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 162.7 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 1,004 2,593.3 2,138.9 1,954.4

La Quinta Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In La Quinta

70
Violent Crimes
180.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-51.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 70 violent crimes in La Quinta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Quinta is 180.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 553.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Quinta each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -51.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.10% lower than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Quinta

1,004
Property Crimes
2,593.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.69%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,004 property crimes in La Quinta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Quinta is 2,593.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Quinta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.69% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 21.24% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Quinta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Indio, CA 91,604 1,833 2,001.0 1,664.8 336.2
Palm Desert, CA 51,918 2,206 4,249.0 3,898.5 350.6
Palm Springs, CA 45,463 2,571 5,655.1 4,955.7 699.5
Coachella, CA 43,065 872 2,024.8 1,667.2 357.6
Rancho Mirage, CA 17,598 789 4,483.5 4,153.9 329.6
Indian Wells, CA 4,914 153 3,113.6 2,889.7 223.9

La Quinta SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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