Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Palmdale, CA Crime Grade
How Palmdale grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
9/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Palmdale, CA was 551.0 per 100,000 residents (876 incidents over a population of 158,983). That puts Palmdale Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 15% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Palmdale (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Palmdale vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 418.7(658) | 479.0(744) | 556.9(904) | 507.4(816) | 551.0(876) |
| Murder | 5.1(8) | 6.4(10) | 11.1(18) | 5.6(9) | 5.7(9) |
| Rape | 35.0(55) | 32.8(51) | 23.4(38) | 25.5(41) | 28.3(45) |
| Robbery | 123.5(194) | 98.5(153) | 122.0(198) | 128.1(206) | 151.6(241) |
| Aggravated assault | 255.2(401) | 341.2(530) | 400.5(650) | 348.2(560) | 365.4(581) |
| Property crime | 1430.0(2,247) | 1390.0(2,159) | 1577.2(2,560) | 1672.6(2,690) | 1889.5(3,004) |
| Burglary | 284.5(447) | 274.9(427) | 272.9(443) | 251.8(405) | 251.0(399) |
| Larceny | 880.8(1,384) | 749.4(1,164) | 887.8(1,441) | 1013.5(1,630) | 1095.7(1,742) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 253.9(399) | 349.6(543) | 389.4(632) | 388.6(625) | 518.3(824) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Palmdale's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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