Downtown, FL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 27%

Violent crime 20%

Property crime 29%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Downtown_{/100k people}	West Palm Beach_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	5,090	1,805 (estimate)	4,512	2,524	2,489
Murder	17	n/a	15.1	5.2	5.0
Rape	79	n/a	70.0	39.4	42.6
Robbery	304	n/a	269.5	75.5	81.6
Assault	459	n/a	406.9	258.3	250.2
Violent crime	859	305 (estimate)	762	378	379
Burglary	464	n/a	411.4	295.2	340.5
Theft	3,314	n/a	2,938.0	1,668.7	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	453	n/a	401.6	181.8	219.9
Property crime	4,231	1,500 (estimate)	3,751	2,146	2,110

Key findings

Downtown crime rates are 27% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Downtown are 20% lower than the national average
In Downtown you have a 1 in 56 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Downtown is safer than 67% of the cities in Florida
Year over year crime in West Palm Beach has decreased by 4%

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The Downtown crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Downtown 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 Downtown crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Daily Crime In Downtown (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Downtown

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Downtown is 1 in 329

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Downtown is 1 in 67

The chance of being a victim of crime in Downtown is 1 in 56

Year Over Year Crime In West Palm Beach (per 100,000 people)

West Palm Beach police department

Item	Downtown	West Palm Beach	Florida
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	357	31,023
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	3.5	4.2

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
South Palm Beach, FL	1,309	0	202	202
Loxahatchee Groves, FL	3,342	105	596	701
Gun Club Estates, FL	1,401	121	689	810
North Palm Beach, FL	12,581	75	836	912
Haverhill, FL	1,984	142	807	949
Jupiter Farms, FL	11,809	144	818	962
Golf, FL	213	153	867	1,020
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	762	3,751	4,512

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Green Bay, WI	104,951	504	1,642	2,146
Wichita Falls, TX	105,013	348	3,044	3,393
Broken Arrow, OK	104,869	125	1,789	1,914
College Station, TX	104,684	189	1,759	1,948
Burbank, CA	104,583	182	2,523	2,705
West Palm Beach, FL	104,978	762	3,751	4,512

Source: The Downtown, West Palm Beach, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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.

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