Rockledge, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Rockledge, FL Summary

Crime in Rockledge research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Rockledge over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rockledge:

  • There were 403 total crimes committed in Rockledge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,408.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rockledge.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockledge is -39.40% below the national average.
  • Rockledge ranks #99 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Rockledge ranks #5,052 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is 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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Rockledge Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockledge is 1,408.4 per 100,000 people. That's -39.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -34.59% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockledge
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 403 1,408.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 10.5 5.9 6.3
Robbery 4 14.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 46 160.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 60 209.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 50 174.7 240.6 269.8
Larceny 255 891.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 38 132.8 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 343 1,198.7 1,769.4 1,954.4

Rockledge Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Rockledge

60
Violent Crimes
209.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 violent crimes in Rockledge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockledge is 209.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 476.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockledge each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.34% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockledge

343
Property Crimes
1,198.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 343 property crimes in Rockledge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockledge is 1,198.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockledge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.25% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockledge

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Melbourne, FL 83,806 3,288 3,923.3 3,020.1 903.3
Titusville, FL 48,979 1,143 2,333.7 1,794.6 539.0
West Melbourne, FL 29,221 459 1,570.8 1,338.1 232.7
Cocoa, FL 19,618 1,154 5,882.4 4,796.6 1,085.7
Cocoa Beach, FL 11,763 312 2,652.4 2,244.3 408.1
Satellite Beach, FL 11,288 110 974.5 868.2 106.3

Rockledge SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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