Palmdale, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmdale, CA Summary

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

  • There were 3,420 total crimes committed in Palmdale the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,107.0 total crimes per 100K people in Palmdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmdale is -9.34% below the national average.
  • Palmdale ranks #213 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Palmdale ranks #6,759 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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Palmdale Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmdale is 2,107.0 per 100,000 people. That's -9.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.36% lower than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmdale
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,420 2,107.0 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 18 11.1 5.6 6.3
Robbery 198 122.0 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 650 400.5 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 904 556.9 442.0 369.8
Burglary 443 272.9 369.7 269.8
Larceny 1,441 887.8 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 632 389.4 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 2,516 1,550.1 2,138.9 1,954.4

Palmdale 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 Palmdale

904
Violent Crimes
556.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 904 violent crimes in Palmdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmdale is 556.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 179.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.61% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 25.99% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmdale

2,516
Property Crimes
1,550.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,516 property crimes in Palmdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmdale is 1,550.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -27.53% lower than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmdale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lancaster, CA 167,481 4,595 2,743.6 1,876.0 867.6

Palmdale SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
2
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