Daytona Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Daytona Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 2,779 total crimes committed in Daytona Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,603.0 total crimes per 100K people in Daytona Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Daytona Beach is 55.02% above the national average.
  • Daytona Beach ranks #242 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Daytona Beach ranks #8,687 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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Daytona Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Daytona Beach is 3,603.0 per 100,000 people. That's 55.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.35% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Daytona Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,779 3,603.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 13 16.9 5.9 6.3
Robbery 65 84.3 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 583 755.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 716 928.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 259 335.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,560 2,022.6 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 244 316.3 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,063 2,674.7 1,769.4 1,954.4

Daytona 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 Daytona Beach

716
Violent Crimes
928.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
151.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 716 violent crimes in Daytona Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Daytona Beach is 928.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Daytona Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 151.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 142.00% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Daytona Beach

2,063
Property Crimes
2,674.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,063 property crimes in Daytona Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Daytona Beach is 2,674.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Daytona Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.16% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Daytona Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Port Orange, FL 64,037 867 1,353.9 1,308.6 45.3
Ormond Beach, FL 43,860 893 2,036.0 1,855.9 180.1
DeLand, FL 39,924 872 2,184.1 1,800.9 383.2
New Smyrna Beach, FL 31,839 322 1,011.3 844.9 166.5
Edgewater, FL 24,166 408 1,688.3 1,555.9 132.4
South Daytona, FL 13,712 211 1,538.8 1,349.2 189.6
Holly Hill, FL 13,040 234 1,794.5 1,487.7 306.7
Daytona Beach Shores, FL 5,251 139 2,647.1 2,437.6 209.5
Ponce Inlet, FL 3,436 16 465.7 407.5 58.2

Daytona Beach SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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