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Palm Desert, CA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Palm Desert crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #362

Palm Desert, CA	1,970.74
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Palm Desert, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palm Desert, CA	Count	1	5	40	94	560	1,524	94	4
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	9.8	78.5	184.4	1,098.7	2,989.9	184.4	7.8	1,770
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Palm Desert, CA	Count	2	7	30	71	572	1,511	132	4
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	4.0	13.9	59.5	140.7	1,133.7	2,994.7	261.6	7.9	1,805
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	6	49	49	727	1,477	118	5
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	12.0	98.0	98.0	1,453.4	2,952.8	235.9	10.0	1,888
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Palm Desert, CA	Count	2	2	40	32	593	1,439	115	3
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	4.1	4.1	81.6	65.3	1,209.8	2,935.8	234.6	6.1	1,726
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	6	30	12	638	1,150	123	3
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	11.4	57.0	22.8	1,212.4	2,185.3	233.7	5.7	1,435
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Palm Desert, CA	Count	1	5	30	8	705	1,114	108	5
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	9.7	58.1	15.5	1,365.5	2,157.7	209.2	9.7	1,507
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Palm Desert, CA	Count	3	9	42	10	778	1,695	149	5
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	17.5	81.5	19.4	1,509.0	3,287.7	289.0	9.7	2,038
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Palm Desert, CA	Count	2	16	48	26	847	1,837	230	11
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	4.2	33.4	100.2	54.3	1,768.2	3,834.8	480.1	23.0	2,518
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Palm Desert, CA	Count	3	18	66	82	730	1,792	233	4
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	6.3	37.9	139.0	172.7	1,537.4	3,774.1	490.7	8.4	2,624
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Palm Desert, CA	Count	2	6	38	99	714	1,691	257	4
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	4.3	12.8	81.0	211.0	1,521.6	3,603.6	547.7	8.5	2,396
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Palm Desert, CA	22.78
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Palm Desert, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Palm Desert, CA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Palm Desert, CA	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	20
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Palm Desert, CA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Palm Desert, CA	Count	4	0	3	0	1	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	8.4	0.0	6.3	0.0	2.1	0.0	83
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Palm Desert, CA	Count	4	1	0	2	1	0
	Palm Desert, CA	Per 100,000	8.4	2.1	0.0	4.2	2.1	0.0	84
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30