Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Palm Springs, FL Crime Grade
How Palm Springs grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
10/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Palm Springs, FL was 1131.6 per 100,000 residents (288 incidents over a population of 25,451). That puts Palm Springs Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 195% above the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Palm Springs #3,712 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #160 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 78% year over year and up 190% over the last five years.
Palm Springs, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1131.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,712 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #160 of 163
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 78%
- 5-year change
- up 190%
- Population
- 25,451
- Reporting agency
- Palm Springs Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Palm Springs Police Department (FBI ORI FL0502700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Palm Springs (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Palm Springs vs. U.S., 2020 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 389.7(88) | 563.8(137) | 501.1(126) | 636.3(161) | 1131.6(288) |
| Murder | 4.4(1) | 4.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.3(3) | 53.5(13) | 23.9(6) | 19.8(5) | 19.6(5) |
| Robbery | 119.6(27) | 152.3(37) | 163.0(41) | 138.3(35) | 133.6(34) |
| Aggravated assault | 252.4(57) | 353.9(86) | 314.2(79) | 474.3(120) | 978.4(249) |
| Property crime | 4822.6(1,089) | 4144.0(1,007) | 3913.1(984) | 3782.2(957) | 3080.4(784) |
| Burglary | 730.7(165) | 596.7(145) | 449.4(113) | 517.7(131) | 1009.8(257) |
| Larceny | 3737.7(844) | 3230.5(785) | 3101.9(780) | 2991.7(757) | 1736.7(442) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 341.0(77) | 312.8(76) | 350.0(88) | 272.7(69) | 334.0(85) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Palm Springs, FL 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 Palm Springs 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 Palm Springs calculated?
- Palm Springs's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida 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 Palm Springs 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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