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Palm Desert Crime Rate Report (California)

Palm Desert crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Palm Desert for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Palm Desert in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 57.9% and the city property crime rate in Palm Desert was higher than the national property crime rate average by 35.9%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Palm Desert was lower than the violent crime rate in California by 68.12% and the city property crime rate in Palm Desert was higher than the property crime rate in California by 16.38%.

Property and Violent Crime
Palm Desert Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Palm Desert Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Palm Desert Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault34
Arson5
Burglary126
Larceny and Theft930
Motor Vehicle Theft63
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape7
Robbery33
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,269
Property Crime1,119
Violent Crime74
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault101
Arson4
Burglary180
Larceny and Theft1,019
Motor Vehicle Theft132
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape11
Robbery34
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,482
Property Crime1,332
Violent Crime147

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Palm Desert Property Crime

Palm Desert Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Palm Desert Crime 2025

Palm Desert Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Palm Desert Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Palm Desert Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Palm Desert, California crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Palm Desert crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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