Palm Springs, CA Crime Map

Palm Springs Safety by the Numbers

Palm Springs, a city of 48,390 residents in California's Coachella Valley, earns an overall crime grade of C+ — but that city-wide figure masks a more encouraging story at the neighborhood level. Across all 39 neighborhoods analyzed, the city-wide safety rating climbs to a B, and a full 90% of neighborhoods fall into the safe category, earning either an A or B grade. That means the elevated crime activity driving the overall C+ is concentrated in a relatively small slice of the city rather than spread uniformly across it.

Where Palm Springs Shines — and Where It Doesn't

The safest corners of Palm Springs are genuinely impressive. Indian Canyons (Grade A, median income $95,754), Canyon Estates (Grade A, median income $95,086), and Toledo Sierra (Grade A, median income $95,061) anchor the top of the safety rankings, all sharing both strong grades and household incomes well above the city median of $57,916. Andreas Hills (Grade A-, median income $107,632) and Deepwell Estates (Grade A-, median income $74,508) round out a cluster of neighborhoods where residents enjoy consistently low crime exposure. On the other end of the spectrum, Desert Highland Gateway Estates and Racquet Club West both carry Grade C ratings, while El Mirador and Sunmor sit at C+. Sunrise Palms, graded B-, sits closer to the middle but still warrants attention for prospective residents comparing options.

How Crime Grades Are Distributed Across the City

The grade distribution across Palm Springs' 39 neighborhoods tells a story of a city that is predominantly safe with pockets of concern. Roughly 30.8% of neighborhoods — 12 in total — earned an A grade, reflecting genuinely low crime exposure for residents in those areas. The largest share, 59%, landed at a B grade, meaning the majority of Palm Springs neighborhoods are safe but not exceptional. Only 10.3% of neighborhoods — four in total — scored at the C level, and not a single neighborhood received a D or F. That absence of truly high-crime zones is meaningful context for anyone evaluating Palm Springs against other California cities of similar size.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime in Palm Springs

Like most mid-size desert resort cities, Palm Springs sees property crime drive the bulk of its incident reports. Theft, vehicle break-ins, and burglary tend to cluster in areas with higher foot traffic and lower median incomes, which helps explain why neighborhoods like Desert Highland Gateway Estates and Racquet Club West score lower than the city average. Violent crime is present but less pervasive — it is not evenly distributed across all 39 neighborhoods, and many of the top-rated areas such as Canyon Corridor (Grade A) and Taquitz River Estates (Grade A-) show patterns consistent with low violent incident rates. The city's 16.4% poverty rate and 8.4% unemployment rate provide useful economic context: neighborhoods where those pressures are most concentrated tend to correlate with the C-range grades.

Using the Crime Map to Make Smarter Decisions

Palm Springs' interactive crime map is a practical tool for anyone with a stake in where they live, work, or invest. Home buyers weighing a property in Deepwell Estates versus El Mirador can pull up neighborhood-level grade comparisons and see how income and crime data intersect before making a $404,359 median-priced purchase. Renters paying near the city's $1,199 median rent have every reason to check whether a prospective apartment sits in one of the 35 neighborhoods graded B or higher, or in one of the four C-rated areas. Commuters who travel through the city regularly can use the map to understand which corridors see more incident activity during specific time windows. For all of these users, the map converts raw data into decisions — and in a city where 90% of neighborhoods are rated safe, the data largely supports confidence.