Cocoa, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cocoa, FL Summary

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

  • There were 1,154 total crimes committed in Cocoa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 5,882.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cocoa.
  • The overall crime rate in Cocoa is 153.09% above the national average.
  • Cocoa ranks #281 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Cocoa ranks #9,587 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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Cocoa Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cocoa is 5,882.4 per 100,000 people. That's 153.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 173.21% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cocoa
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,154 5,882.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 34 173.3 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 174 886.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 213 1,085.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 105 535.2 240.6 269.8
Larceny 777 3,960.6 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 59 300.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 941 4,796.6 1,769.4 1,954.4

Cocoa 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 Cocoa

213
Violent Crimes
1,085.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
193.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 213 violent crimes in Cocoa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cocoa is 1,085.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cocoa each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 193.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 183.04% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cocoa

941
Property Crimes
4,796.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
145.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 941 property crimes in Cocoa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cocoa is 4,796.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 20.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cocoa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 145.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 171.08% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cocoa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Melbourne, FL 83,806 3,288 3,923.3 3,020.1 903.3
Titusville, FL 48,979 1,143 2,333.7 1,794.6 539.0
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 11,288 110 974.5 868.2 106.3

Cocoa SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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