Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Twentynine Palms, CA Crime Grade
How Twentynine Palms 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
7/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Twentynine Palms, CA was 417.6 per 100,000 residents (121 incidents over a population of 28,976). That puts Twentynine Palms Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 13% below the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Twentynine Palms #3,085 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #258 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and up 38% over the last five years.
Twentynine Palms, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- California Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 417.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,085 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #258 of 371
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- up 38%
- Population
- 28,976
- Reporting agency
- Twentynine Palms Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Twentynine Palms Police Department (FBI ORI CA036310X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Twentynine Palms (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Twentynine Palms 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 302.7(81) | 440.0(117) | 538.5(141) | 546.2(150) | 417.6(121) |
| Murder | 3.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) |
| Rape | 59.8(16) | 37.6(10) | 30.6(8) | 32.8(9) | 41.4(12) |
| Robbery | 59.8(16) | 56.4(15) | 26.7(7) | 36.4(10) | 41.4(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 179.4(48) | 346.0(92) | 481.2(126) | 477.0(131) | 331.3(96) |
| Property crime | 1065.2(285) | 1011.7(269) | 935.7(245) | 739.2(203) | 793.8(230) |
| Burglary | 414.9(111) | 361.1(96) | 359.0(94) | 280.4(77) | 220.9(64) |
| Larceny | 508.3(136) | 504.0(134) | 404.8(106) | 320.4(88) | 427.9(124) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 115.9(31) | 131.6(35) | 137.5(36) | 131.1(36) | 127.7(37) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Twentynine Palms, 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 Twentynine Palms 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 Twentynine Palms calculated?
- Twentynine Palms'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 Twentynine Palms 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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