New Smyrna Beach, FL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 20%

Violent crime 32%

Property crime 18%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	New Smyrna Beach_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	533	n/a (estimate)	1,878	2,153	2,346
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.9	6.5
Rape	0	n/a	0.0	35.4	38.4
Robbery	8	n/a	28.2	62.2	73.9
Assault	67	n/a	236.1	280.1	279.7
Violent crime	75	n/a (estimate)	264	384	388
Burglary	81	n/a	285.4	240.6	314.2
Theft	341	n/a	1,201.6	1,352.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	36	n/a	126.8	176.1	246.0
Property crime	458	n/a (estimate)	1,614	1,769	1,958

Key findings

New Smyrna Beach crime rates are 20% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in New Smyrna Beach are 32% lower than the national average
In New Smyrna Beach you have a 1 in 54 chance of becoming a victim of crime
New Smyrna Beach is safer than 44% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in New Smyrna Beach has decreased by 17%

New Smyrna Beach crime map

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The New Smyrna Beach crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in New Smyrna Beach as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The New Smyrna Beach crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In New Smyrna Beach (per 100,000 people)

The graph above looks at the comparison of crimes committed in New Smyrna Beach on a daily basis (per 100,000 people) to crimes committed throughout the state of Florida and the USA. According to the latest crime statistics, daily crimes in New Smyrna Beach (which include property crimes as well as violent crimes), when compared to Florida, are 1.15 times less than the state average and 1.25 times less than than national average. Violent crimes committed in New Smyrna Beach on a daily basis are 1.45 times less than than Florida average and 1.47 times less than the average nationwide. Daily property crime rates in New Smyrna Beach are 1.10 times less than the daily state average and 1.21 times less than the daily national numbers.

How Safe is New Smyrna Beach (higher is better)

When comparing the safety of New Smyrna Beach to every other city in Florida, as well as the entirety of the United States, is New Smyrna Beach safe? The gauges above illustrate that New Smyrna Beach is safer than 54% of every city located within Florida along with 44% of the all the cities located in the United States. The results of these graphs are created after analyzing each of the cities in Florida and in the United States as a whole. As a result, New Smyrna Beach, FL is ranked below average when compared to the rest of the US cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in New Smyrna Beach

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in New Smyrna Beach is 1 in 379

The chance of being a victim of property crime in New Smyrna Beach is 1 in 62

The chance of being a victim of crime in New Smyrna Beach is 1 in 54

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in New Smyrna Beach? If you reside in New Smyrna Beach, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 379. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 62 change that you will become a victim of a property crime. These sorts of crimes against personal property include: burglary, theft, and auto theft. In total, the likelihood of being victimized by a crime in New Smyrna Beach, is 1 in 54.

Year Over Year Crime In New Smyrna Beach (per 100,000 people)

Determining whether New Smyrna Beach is becoming less or more safe for its residents (per 100,000) is most easily done by comparing year-over-year crime rates. New Smyrna Beach violent crime rates have increased by 9%. At the same time, property crime has decreased by 20% year over year. Total crimes for New Smyrna Beach has decreased by 17% in the same time frame.

New Smyrna Beach police department

Item	New Smyrna Beach	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	52	31,023	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.3	4.2	3.3

There are a total of 52 New Smyrna Beach police officers. This results in 2.3 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 46.1% less than the Florida average and 29.8% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Florida

State	Total offenders	Florida_/100K	National_/100K
Florida	53,771	330	266

There are a total of 53,771 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 330 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 24% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Ponce Inlet, FL	3,118	30	509	539
Glencoe, FL	2,624	111	512	623
Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL	5,392	125	575	700
Oak Hill, FL	1,866	145	667	811
Port Orange, FL	58,780	76	1,448	1,524
South Daytona, FL	12,470	152	1,510	1,662
Edgewater, FL	21,306	132	1,556	1,688
New Smyrna Beach, FL	24,574	264	1,614	1,878

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
South Salt Lake, UT	24,575	965	9,204	10,168
Newport, RI	24,570	306	1,529	1,835
Northport, AL	24,544	351	3,045	3,396
De Pere, WI	24,544	108	654	761
Waverly, MI	24,617	430	1,226	1,656
New Smyrna Beach, FL	24,574	264	1,614	1,878

Source: The New Smyrna Beach, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.