Desert Hot Springs, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Desert Hot Springs, CA Summary

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

  • There were 726 total crimes committed in Desert Hot Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,205.1 total crimes per 100K people in Desert Hot Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Desert Hot Springs is -5.12% below the national average.
  • Desert Hot Springs ranks #234 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Desert Hot Springs ranks #6,966 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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Desert Hot Springs Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Desert Hot Springs is 2,205.1 per 100,000 people. That's -5.12% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.56% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Desert Hot Springs
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 726 2,205.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 4 12.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 36 109.3 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 162 492.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 219 665.2 442.0 369.8
Burglary 100 303.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 178 540.7 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 229 695.6 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 507 1,540.0 2,138.9 1,954.4

Desert Hot 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 Desert Hot Springs

219
Violent Crimes
665.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
79.88%
Above The National Average
  • There were 219 violent crimes in Desert Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Desert Hot Springs is 665.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 150.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Desert Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 79.88% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 50.48% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Desert Hot Springs

507
Property Crimes
1,540.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 507 property crimes in Desert Hot Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Desert Hot Springs is 1,540.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Desert Hot Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.00% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Desert Hot Springs

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Yucca Valley, CA 21,890 398 1,818.2 1,210.6 607.6
Rancho Mirage, CA 17,598 789 4,483.5 4,153.9 329.6

Desert Hot Springs SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
6
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