Crime in Port St. Lucie, Florida

Port St. Lucie has seen a decrease in reported crimes since 2014 with overall crime rates on the decline over this same period. Property crimes such as larceny-thefts and burglaries have decreased while violent crimes such as aggravated assaults remain relatively constant albeit still lower than national averages.

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

Port St. Lucie violent crime is 9.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Port St. Lucie property crime is 22.3. (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

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
Stuart, FL	322.7	2,447.6	16,800	11	2019
Fort Pierce, FL	555.8	2,880.0	43,347	11	2019
Sewall's Point, FL	89.1	534.8	2,106	13	2019
Jupiter Island, FL	107.1	642.4	916	25	2019
Vero Beach, FL	308.5	1,959.7	17,105	25	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
West Palm Beach, FL	761.5	3,751.0	90,908	40	2019
Palm Bay, FL	342.8	1,714.9	83,183	52	2019
Coral Springs, FL	144.5	1,710.8	113,207	70	2019
Pompano Beach, FL	792.7	3,767.1	80,743	73	2019
Fort Lauderdale, FL	594.3	4,915.4	174,056	80	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Port St. Lucie 52 Reviews

Love Port St. Lucie - 1/3/2020
We have visited four times and love it so much that we purchased a home here, and move in two weeks! Lets see first the good things. Beautiful weather year around.... Read More

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Money pit - 9/8/2019
Where do I begin. Been here for a few years now and just waiting to retire so I can concentrate on other places. Didn't take more than a year to figure this place out... Read More

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Run - 8/22/2018
There is no quality of life in Port St. Lucie. It is so overcrowded in this town it is busting at the seams. The traffic is horrendous and it takes forever to get... Read More

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