Wellington, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wellington, FL Summary

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

  • There were 570 total crimes committed in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 924.5 total crimes per 100K people in Wellington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellington is -56.37% below the national average.
  • Wellington ranks #37 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • Wellington ranks #4,104 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Wellington Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellington is 924.5 per 100,000 people. That's -56.37% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -45.21% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellington
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 570 924.5 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 2 3.2 3.9 5.0
Robbery 7 11.4 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 55 89.2 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 80 129.8 267.1 359.0
Burglary 35 56.8 152.5 229.0
Larceny 393 637.4 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 62 100.6 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 490 794.8 1,420.4 1,760.0

Wellington Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Wellington

80
Violent Crimes
129.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 violent crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellington is 129.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 770.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.85% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.42% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellington

490
Property Crimes
794.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 490 property crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellington is 794.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.84% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.05% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Palm Beach, FL 126,427 3,431 2,713.8 2,138.0 575.8
Boynton Beach, FL 81,473 2,200 2,700.3 2,283.0 417.3
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58,629 1,064 1,814.8 1,703.9 110.9
Royal Palm Beach, FL 39,654 649 1,636.7 1,477.8 158.9
Palm Springs, FL 25,451 1,072 4,212.0 3,080.4 1,131.6
North Palm Beach, FL 13,082 83 634.5 550.4 84.1
Lantana, FL 12,825 512 3,992.2 3,321.6 670.6

Wellington SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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