Desert Center, CA is slightly safer than the national average when it comes to violent crime, with a rate of 20.8 compared to the US average of 22.7. However, their property crime rate is higher than the US average of 35.4, coming in at 41.3. This suggests that while Desert Center may be relatively safe from violent crimes, they still experience a high amount of property crime such as theft or vandalism.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Desert Center violent crime is 20.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Desert Center property crime is 41.3. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Desert Center, California does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Calipatria, California. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Calipatria, California. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.