Port St. Lucie, FL Crime Statistics For 2022

Demographics | Crime | Cost Of Living
Updated: 2022-04-07
1,930
Total Crimes
934.9
Total Crimes / 100k People
-60.15%
Below National Average
42 out of 292
In Florida
3,023 out of 8,904
In America

What is the crime rate in Port St. Lucie, FL?

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port St. Lucie is 934.9 per 100,000 people. That's -60.15% lower than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and -56.58% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Port St. Lucie SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
5

How Does Port St. Lucie Crime Compare To The Rest Of The Country?

Statistic Count
Raw
Port St. Lucie
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,930 934.9 2,153.0 2,346.0
Murder 5 2.4 5.9 6.5
Robbery 40 19.4 62.2 73.9
Aggravated Assault 184 89.1 280.1 279.7
Violent Crime 264 127.9 383.6 387.8
Burglary 189 91.5 240.6 314.2
Larceny 1,381 668.9 1,352.7 1,398.0
Car Theft 96 46.5 176.1 246.0
Property Crime 1,666 807.0 1,769.4 1,958.2

Violent Crime Rates In Port St. Lucie

264
Violent Crimes
127.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-67.03%
Below National Average
  • You have a 1 in 782.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port St. Lucie each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • The violent crime rate in Port St. Lucie is 127.9 per 100,000 people.
  • That's -67.03% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.66% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port St. Lucie

1,666
Property Crimes
807.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.79%
Below National Average
  • You have a 1 in 123.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port St. Lucie each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
  • The property crime rate in Port St. Lucie is 807.0 per 100,000 people.
  • That's -58.79% lower than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.39% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Port St. Lucie Crime Compared To Florida Average

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2018.

Crime In Cities Around Port St. Lucie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jupiter, FL 67,054 784 1,169.2 1,045.4 123.8
Wellington, FL 66,429 556 837.0 736.1 100.9
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58,629 1,064 1,814.8 1,703.9 110.9
Royal Palm Beach, FL 41,142 722 1,754.9 1,548.3 206.6
Palm Springs, FL 25,451 1,072 4,212.0 3,080.4 1,131.6
North Palm Beach, FL 13,255 101 762.0 671.4 90.5
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