Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Rancho Mirage, CA Crime Grade
How Rancho Mirage 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
3/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Rancho Mirage, CA was 188.3 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 18,056). That puts Rancho Mirage 48% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 61% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Rancho Mirage #1,969 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 48% of them, and #100 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 31% year over year and down 23% over the last five years.
Rancho Mirage, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- California Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 188.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,969 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #100 of 371
- Safer than
- 48% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 31%
- 5-year change
- down 23%
- Population
- 18,056
- Reporting agency
- Rancho Mirage Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Rancho Mirage Police Department (FBI ORI CA0331700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Rancho Mirage (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Rancho Mirage 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 | 243.5(45) | 214.1(40) | 329.6(58) | 273.2(49) | 188.3(34) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.4(1) | 5.7(1) | 5.6(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 5.4(1) | 5.4(1) | 11.4(2) | 39.0(7) | 11.1(2) |
| Robbery | 37.9(7) | 37.5(7) | 45.5(8) | 44.6(8) | 38.8(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 200.2(37) | 166.0(31) | 267.1(47) | 184.0(33) | 138.5(25) |
| Property crime | 3398.1(628) | 3324.4(621) | 4170.9(734) | 3546.1(636) | 2403.6(434) |
| Burglary | 649.3(120) | 786.9(147) | 806.9(142) | 758.3(136) | 526.1(95) |
| Larceny | 2483.6(459) | 2184.2(408) | 2818.5(496) | 2375.2(426) | 1656.0(299) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 265.1(49) | 353.3(66) | 528.5(93) | 407.0(73) | 210.5(38) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Rancho Mirage, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Rancho Mirage Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Rancho Mirage calculated?
- Rancho Mirage's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Rancho Mirage Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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