Palm Bay, FL Crime


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The crime rate in Palm Bay, FL is lower than the US average for both violent and property crimes. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Palm Bay is 32.5, which is 9.2 points lower than the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate in Palm Bay is 29.5, which is 5.9 points lower than the US average of 35.4. This suggests that Palm Bay is a relatively safe city when it comes to criminal activity compared to other areas across the nation.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Palm Bay violent crime is 32.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Palm Bay property crime is 29.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Palm Bay, FL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000839.1080.572.1686.43928.7876.42862.4189.9
2001907.14.961.4119.1721.74353.7856.73241.6255.3
2002834.52.477.1107.2647.84137.61104.22817.8215.5
2003681.29.585.175.7510.93783.21052.52519211.7
2004579.5027.656.3495.62687.3834.81598.3254.1
2005531.12.246.387395.53601.711372202.5262.2
2006636.71.169.976.3489.43327.41166.31858.1303
2007612.9527.8103.3476.82789.4875.21714.6199.7
2008529.73.923.672.7429.42382.1743.91488.8149.4
2009514.14.825.169.6414.62344.5641.71548.2154.6
2010504.13.918.458.1423.82380.37161569.494.8
2011574.61.92192.7458.92618.6772.51707.5138.6
2012528.52.918.274.5432.92348.2687.21530.1130.9
20134322.920.141.2367.81875.6495.31270.2110.2
2014569.93.836.153.2476.82114.24541539.6120.6
2015477.13.847.958.2367.21934.8414.21392.9127.7
2016474.23.752.443.2374.91691.7417.21150.5124.1
2017504.26.336.844.9416.11905.2399.91369.6135.7
2018357.8856.738.1255.11868356.11402.1109.8
2019342.86.961.551.1223.31714.9289.11297.6128.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Melbourne, FL132.92,163.912,60842019
Melbourne Village, FL0.01,994.370862019
Melbourne Beach, FL60.4905.53,41582019
Indialantic, FL136.22,145.02,91982019
Melbourne, FL692.03,349.082,01382019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Port St. Lucie, FL146.9850.4107,851522019
Lakeland, FL311.82,877.889,812792019
West Palm Beach, FL761.53,751.090,908922019
Coral Springs, FL144.51,710.8113,2071222019
Cape Coral, FL116.41,120.6184,3461242019

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I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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