| | Palm Desert, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | United States |
| | 15.7 | 38.2 | 22.7 |
| | 59.3 | 74.4 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Palm Desert, California | Crime Index |
| Sage, CA | |
| Yermo, CA | |
| Canyon Lake, CA | 15.1 |
| Murrieta, CA | 16.1 |
| Chino Hills, CA | 16.4 |
| El Sobrante (Riverside County), CA | 18.2 |
| Temescal Valley, CA | 19.6 |
| Eastvale, CA | 19.7 |
| Wildomar, CA | 20.0 |
| Coronita, CA | 20.0 |
Reviews for Palm Desert 
14 Reviews
Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm More
Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and More
I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you. More
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Reviews for Santa Cruz 44 Reviews
I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we More
I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class More
I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity, More
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