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Category	Number*	U.S.*
California Crime Index	309	-
FBI Crime Index	665	5,278
Violent Crimes	37	685
Willful Homicides	2	8
*The figures indicate the number of crimes per 100,000 residents

     According to the Justice Department, Rancho Mirage had the lowest crime rate in the valley between 1993 and 1995. The bulk of the city's criminal activity involved burglaries, larcenies and property crimes. Like most valley cities, Rancho Mirage saw a drop in crime from 1993 to 1995. The California crime Index was 441 in 1993 and dropped to 309 in 1995; the FBI index was 665 in 1995, down from 746 in 1,993.

Phone numbers
	Emergency	Administrative
Sheriff	911	(760) 836-1600
Fire	911	(760) 321-9399 or (760) 328-9877

     For fire protection, the area is covered by Riverside County and the California Department of Forestry. The cities contract with Riverside County to provide fire protection services. The fire fighters in these areas are state employees and are trained to fight both wilderness and structure fires.

     Coachella Valley residents' police protection is provided by city departments or the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. In the valley, the cities of Desert Hot Springs, Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Indio operate their own departments. The cities of Coachella, Indian Wells, La Quinta, Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage contract with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to provide peace officers. The Sheriff's department covers the unincorporated areas, and the highways are monitored by the California Highway Patrol.