Palm Springs, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palm Springs, CA Summary

Crime in Palm Springs research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs:

  • There were 2,571 total crimes committed in Palm Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,655.1 total crimes per 100K people in Palm Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Palm Springs is 143.32% above the national average.
  • Palm Springs ranks #441 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Palm Springs ranks #9,542 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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Palm Springs Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palm Springs is 5,655.1 per 100,000 people. That's 143.32% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 119.11% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palm Springs
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,571 5,655.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 11.0 5.6 6.3
Robbery 67 147.4 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 213 468.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 318 699.5 442.0 369.8
Burglary 394 866.6 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,430 3,145.4 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 429 943.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,253 4,955.7 2,138.9 1,954.4

Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs

318
Violent Crimes
699.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
89.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 318 violent crimes in Palm Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palm Springs is 699.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palm Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 89.15% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 58.23% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palm Springs

2,253
Property Crimes
4,955.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
153.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,253 property crimes in Palm Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palm Springs is 4,955.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palm Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 153.57% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 131.69% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palm Springs

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
La Quinta, CA 38,715 1,074 2,774.1 2,593.3 180.8
Desert Hot Springs, CA 32,923 726 2,205.1 1,540.0 665.2
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

Palm Springs SnackAbility

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