St. Lucie County, FL Crime

St. Lucie County, Florida has a higher than average rate of both violent and property crime compared to the national average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in St. Lucie County is 26.9 per 1,000 people while the national average is 22.7 per 1,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in St. Lucie County is 42.9 per 1,000 people compared to the national average of 35.4 per 1,000 people. This means that residents of St. Lucie County are more likely to experience criminal activity than those living in other parts of the United States.

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

St. Lucie County violent crime is 26.9. (The US average is 22.7)

St. Lucie County property crime is 42.9. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of St. Lucie, Florida does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Port St. Lucie, Florida. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Port St. Lucie, FL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	250.7	3.5	13.9	23.1	210.3	2547.3	604.2	1847.2	95.9
2001	278.9	5.5	22	37.3	214.1	2548.6	610.5	1855.7	82.4
2002	290.9	1.1	20.5	32.3	237	2856.9	794	1952	111
2003	280	1	16.9	29.9	232.2	2689.8	680.7	1899.5	109.6
2004	223.5	0	14.8	30.6	178	2529.4	694.5	1720.9	114
2005	237.1	0.8	14	22.3	199.9	2227.7	636	1472.7	118.9
2006	253.9	5.2	26.9	25.4	196.4	2660.7	795.3	1758.6	106.8
2007	273.3	1.3	39	34.4	198.7	2333.9	651.1	1570.4	112.3
2008	242.3	1.9	23.8	27.5	189.1	2485.4	697.4	1727.9	60.1
2009	256.6	0.6	31.1	36.6	188.3	2164.9	671.7	1456.1	37.2
2010	236.7	1.8	27.6	30	177.2	1969.5	557.4	1363.7	48.4
2011	222.4	3.6	18	36.6	164.2	2314.1	676.1	1552.3	85.7
2012	234.5	2.4	27.9	32.7	171.6	1799.7	484.5	1261.2	54
2013	178.4	0.6	12.4	23.5	141.9	1448.7	425	980.7	43
2014	140.9	3.5	9.3	21.5	106.7	1448.5	296.3	1099.4	52.8
2015	147.4	1.1	10.2	16.4	119.6	1364.2	222.3	1093.8	48.2
2016	148.1	1.6	12.1	26.3	108	1326.5	219.3	1060.5	46.6
2017	98.6	1.1	6.9	16.4	74.2	1126.9	163.8	917	46.1
2018	112.9	1	13.5	16.1	82.3	958.4	132.5	788.6	37.3
2019	146.9	3.5	21.6	23.6	98.3	850.4	88.8	721	40.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Port St. Lucie, FL	146.9	850.4	107,851	4	2019
Fort Pierce, FL	555.8	2,880.0	43,347	7	2019
Stuart, FL	322.7	2,447.6	16,800	12	2019
Sewall's Point, FL	89.1	534.8	2,106	14	2019
Vero Beach, FL	308.5	1,959.7	17,105	22	2019
Indian River Shores, FL	0.0	209.2	3,601	26	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Port St. Lucie, FL	146.9	850.4	107,851	4	2019
West Palm Beach, FL	761.5	3,751.0	90,908	43	2019
Palm Bay, FL	342.8	1,714.9	83,183	49	2019
Coral Springs, FL	144.5	1,710.8	113,207	74	2019
Pompano Beach, FL	792.7	3,767.1	80,743	77	2019
Fort Lauderdale, FL	594.3	4,915.4	174,056	83	2019

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Kyle · Port St. Lucie, FL

Depressing Jungle of Streets and Homes

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I moved here when I was 6 and have been trapped here for 14 years. I hope I'm leaving soon. It's a depressing hot, humid, and featureless jungle of busy streets and More

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