Merritt Island, FL Crime

Merritt Island, FL is a small city located on an island in central Florida. Unfortunately, Merritt Island has higher than average crime rates when compared to the US average. The violent crime rate in Merritt Island is 25.8 compared to the US average of 22.7 and the property crime rate is 47.2 compared to the 35.4 US average. Clearly there is a need to address the issue of crime in Merritt Island, FL and take measures to ensure that its citizens are safe and protected from criminal activities.

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

Merritt Island violent crime is 25.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Merritt Island property crime is 47.2. (The US average is 35.4)

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

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

Cocoa Beach, FL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	956.6	14.6	51.1	211.8	679.1	6849.7	978.5	5601	270.2
2001	1069.9	0	70.3	171.8	827.8	7481.5	999.6	6192.9	288.9
2002	858.1	7.7	61.3	122.6	666.6	7723	980.7	6374.5	367.8
2003	957.8	0	125.6	188.4	643.7	7136.1	1052	5770.1	314
2004	991.5	0	94.4	173.1	724	6421.2	1023	5177.8	220.3
2005	1017.7	0	116.5	225.3	675.9	6432.6	761.3	5399.3	271.9
2006	980.6	0	71.2	150.3	759.2	8351.1	909.5	6888.1	553.6
2007	1203.8	0	49.5	214.4	940	7989.8	775.1	6835.4	379.3
2008	888.6	8.5	33.8	169.2	677	7345.3	1083.2	5966	296.2
2009	674.5	0	59	134.9	480.6	7209.1	742	6231	236.1
2010	805.8	0	67.9	118.7	619.2	7548.8	687	6666.7	195.1
2011	887.2	0	35.1	184.5	667.6	7826.8	966.3	6605.8	254.7
2012	790.3	0	43.9	184.4	562	7270.8	957.1	6094.1	219.5
2013	736.6	8.9	44.4	115.4	568	6265.5	701.1	5440.2	124.2
2014	846	8.8	61.7	96.9	678.6	5543.3	661	4750.2	132.2
2015	585.6	0	26.2	87.4	472	6039.7	576.9	5174.4	288.4
2016	531.3	8.6	51.4	94.3	377.1	6144.5	737	5116.1	291.4
2017	675	0	50.6	25.3	599.1	4354.1	514.7	3586.2	253.1
2018	347.3	0	33.9	67.8	245.6	3447.1	211.7	2998.2	237.1
2019	542.1	8.5	50.8	59.3	423.5	2541.1	177.9	2253.1	110.1

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Cocoa Beach, FL	542.1	2,541.1	12,712	4	2019
Rockledge, FL	220.8	1,385.4	21,237	4	2019
Cocoa, FL	802.9	5,131.1	17,289	5	2019
Satellite Beach, FL	98.0	615.0	10,818	13	2019
Indian Harbour Beach, FL	46.4	986.5	8,649	15	2019
Melbourne, FL	692.0	3,349.0	82,013	17	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Cocoa Beach, FL	542.1	2,541.1	12,712	4	2019
Rockledge, FL	220.8	1,385.4	21,237	4	2019
Cocoa, FL	802.9	5,131.1	17,289	5	2019
Satellite Beach, FL	98.0	615.0	10,818	13	2019
Titusville, FL	804.4	3,183.5	46,425	17	2019
West Melbourne, FL	132.9	2,163.9	12,608	21	2019

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Deborah · Merritt Island, FL

Generally pretty good

Over 10 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are More

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Bp · Merritt Island, FL

Florida livng

Over 13 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state More

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sregan7 · Merritt Island, FL

ARCHITECTURE

Over 16 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of More

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