Tequesta, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tequesta, FL Summary

Crime in Tequesta research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Tequesta 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 Tequesta:

  • There were 27 total crimes committed in Tequesta the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 436.0 total crimes per 100K people in Tequesta.
  • The overall crime rate in Tequesta is -81.24% below the national average.
  • Tequesta ranks #7 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Tequesta ranks #1,557 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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Tequesta Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tequesta is 436.0 per 100,000 people. That's -81.24% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -79.75% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tequesta
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 27 436.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 383.6 369.8
Burglary 3 48.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 24 387.5 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 27 436.0 1,769.4 1,954.4

Tequesta 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 Tequesta

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Tequesta in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tequesta is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tequesta each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tequesta

27
Property Crimes
436.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Tequesta in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tequesta is 436.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tequesta each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -77.69% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.36% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tequesta

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Palm Beach, FL 113,268 4,725 4,171.5 3,409.6 761.9
Jupiter, FL 67,054 784 1,169.2 1,045.4 123.8
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58,629 1,064 1,814.8 1,703.9 110.9
Royal Palm Beach, FL 38,988 585 1,500.5 1,290.1 210.3
Riviera Beach, FL 38,554 1,492 3,869.9 2,975.0 894.8
Stuart, FL 16,347 400 2,446.9 2,171.7 275.3
North Palm Beach, FL 13,255 101 762.0 671.4 90.5
Juno Beach, FL 3,710 31 835.6 673.9 161.7

Tequesta SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
3
Diversity
6
Safety
9.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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