It is located in Riverside County, CA. It has a population of 28,717 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 374.69 per 10.000 people. There have been 1,076 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.001%. The majority of crimes committed in Desert Hot Springs are burglary crimes - 341 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 3 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 292 felony charges and 784 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Desert Hot Springs averaged 3,163 violent crimes. Of that total, 57 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, 14 was for revised rape, another 119 was for legacy rape, 684 was for robbery, and 2,289 was for aggravated assault.