West Melbourne, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Melbourne, FL Summary

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

  • There were 406 total crimes committed in West Melbourne in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,350.8 total crimes per 100K people in West Melbourne.
  • The overall crime rate in West Melbourne is -36.26% below the national average.
  • West Melbourne ranks #57 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • West Melbourne ranks #5,619 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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West Melbourne Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Melbourne is 1,350.8 per 100,000 people. That's -36.26% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -19.95% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Melbourne
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 406 1,350.8 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 5.0
Robbery 7 23.3 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 35 116.4 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 46 153.0 267.1 359.0
Burglary 18 59.9 152.5 229.0
Larceny 335 1,114.5 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 23.3 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 360 1,197.7 1,420.4 1,760.0

West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne

46
Violent Crimes
153.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-57.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 46 violent crimes in West Melbourne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Melbourne is 153.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 653.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Melbourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -57.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.70% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Melbourne

360
Property Crimes
1,197.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 360 property crimes in West Melbourne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Melbourne is 1,197.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Melbourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.68% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Melbourne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palm Bay, FL 141,137 1,926 1,364.6 1,017.5 347.2
Melbourne, FL 83,806 3,288 3,923.3 3,020.1 903.3
Rockledge, FL 28,614 403 1,408.4 1,198.7 209.7
Cocoa Beach, FL 11,763 312 2,652.4 2,244.3 408.1
Satellite Beach, FL 11,295 73 646.3 584.3 62.0
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 9,020 60 665.2 521.1 144.1
Melbourne Beach, FL 3,231 27 835.7 773.8 61.9

West Melbourne SnackAbility

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