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Palmdale, CA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Palmdale crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #328

Palmdale, CA	1,802.32
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Palmdale, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palmdale, CA	Count	9	38	230	563	875	2,010	334	21
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.7	24.0	145.4	355.9	553.1	1,270.5	211.1	13.3	1,480
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Palmdale, CA	Count	10	27	257	465	1,049	1,928	367	28
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	6.4	17.2	164.2	297.1	670.2	1,231.8	234.5	17.9	1,487
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Palmdale, CA	Count	6	37	224	545	1,035	2,068	290	29
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	3.9	23.8	144.2	350.9	666.5	1,331.7	186.7	18.7	1,505
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Palmdale, CA	Count	9	38	246	492	959	1,906	408	29
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.8	24.6	159.2	318.4	620.5	1,233.3	264.0	18.8	1,519
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Palmdale, CA	Count	8	41	261	522	959	1,890	485	35
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.4	27.9	177.8	355.5	653.2	1,287.3	330.3	23.8	1,658
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Palmdale, CA	Count	8	41	264	505	1,080	2,031	487	28
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.5	28.0	180.4	345.0	737.8	1,387.5	332.7	19.1	1,721
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Palmdale, CA	Count	5	55	304	512	1,033	2,297	602	44
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	3.5	38.2	211.0	355.3	716.8	1,593.9	417.7	30.5	1,882
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Palmdale, CA	Count	11	34	360	638	1,182	2,446	674	46
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	7.7	23.9	253.3	448.9	831.7	1,721.1	474.2	32.4	2,149
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Palmdale, CA	Count	15	58	341	575	1,169	2,353	690	54
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	11.0	42.7	251.1	423.5	860.9	1,732.9	508.2	39.8	2,299
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Palmdale, CA	Count	15	48	318	661	967	2,384	764	62
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	11.4	36.4	240.9	500.7	732.4	1,805.7	578.7	47.0	2,324
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Palmdale, CA	60.63
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Palmdale, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palmdale, CA	Count	3	2	0	0	1	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	1.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	18
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Palmdale, CA	Count	8	4	1	3	0	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.1	2.6	0.6	1.9	0.0	0.0	51
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2011	Palmdale, CA	Count	12	9	0	2	1	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	7.8	5.8	0.0	1.3	0.6	0.0	77
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Palmdale, CA	Count	6	4	1	0	1	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	4.1	2.7	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.0	40
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Palmdale, CA	Count	10	6	1	1	1	1
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	6.8	4.1	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	68
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Palmdale, CA	Count	14	7	1	4	2	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	9.7	4.9	0.7	2.8	1.4	0.0	97
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Palmdale, CA	Count	11	8	2	1	0	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	7.7	5.6	1.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	77
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Palmdale, CA	Count	8	4	1	0	3	0
	Palmdale, CA	Per 100,000	5.9	2.9	0.7	0.0	2.2	0.0	58
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30