West Palm Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Palm Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 4,725 total crimes committed in West Palm Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,171.5 total crimes per 100K people in West Palm Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in West Palm Beach is 79.48% above the national average.
  • West Palm Beach ranks #263 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • West Palm Beach ranks #9,062 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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West Palm Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Palm Beach is 4,171.5 per 100,000 people. That's 79.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 93.75% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Palm Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,725 4,171.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 18 15.9 5.9 6.3
Robbery 231 203.9 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 538 475.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 863 761.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 452 399.1 240.6 269.8
Larceny 2,967 2,619.5 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 443 391.1 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 3,862 3,409.6 1,769.4 1,954.4

West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach

863
Violent Crimes
761.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
106.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 863 violent crimes in West Palm Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Palm Beach is 761.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Palm Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 106.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 98.62% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Palm Beach

3,862
Property Crimes
3,409.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
74.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,862 property crimes in West Palm Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Palm Beach is 3,409.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Palm Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 74.46% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 92.70% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Palm Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boynton Beach, FL 79,913 2,317 2,899.4 2,244.9 654.5
Jupiter, FL 67,054 784 1,169.2 1,045.4 123.8
Wellington, FL 61,119 683 1,117.5 988.2 129.3
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
North Palm Beach, FL 13,255 101 762.0 671.4 90.5
Lantana, FL 12,825 512 3,992.2 3,321.6 670.6
Mangonia Park, FL 2,112 180 8,522.7 6,676.1 1,846.6

West Palm Beach SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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