Delray Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Delray Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 2,813 total crimes committed in Delray Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,990.8 total crimes per 100K people in Delray Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Delray Beach is 71.71% above the national average.
  • Delray Beach ranks #259 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Delray Beach ranks #8,956 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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Delray Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Delray Beach is 3,990.8 per 100,000 people. That's 71.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 85.36% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Delray Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,813 3,990.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 7.1 5.9 6.3
Robbery 67 95.1 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 298 422.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 401 568.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 245 347.6 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,929 2,736.7 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 238 337.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,412 3,421.9 1,769.4 1,954.4

Delray 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 Delray Beach

401
Violent Crimes
568.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
53.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 401 violent crimes in Delray Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Delray Beach is 568.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 175.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Delray Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 53.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 48.31% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Delray Beach

2,412
Property Crimes
3,421.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
75.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,412 property crimes in Delray Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Delray Beach is 3,421.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Delray Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 75.09% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.39% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Delray Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Coral Springs, FL 135,027 1,828 1,353.8 1,232.3 121.5
Boca Raton, FL 101,583 2,202 2,167.7 1,964.9 202.8
Boynton Beach, FL 79,913 2,317 2,899.4 2,244.9 654.5
Coconut Creek, FL 62,220 750 1,205.4 1,064.0 141.4
Margate, FL 59,449 780 1,312.0 1,135.4 176.6
Oakland Park, FL 45,646 1,871 4,098.9 3,533.7 565.2
North Lauderdale, FL 44,618 838 1,878.2 1,447.8 430.3
Royal Palm Beach, FL 38,988 585 1,500.5 1,290.1 210.3
Parkland, FL 35,773 209 584.2 561.9 22.4
Lighthouse Point, FL 10,283 151 1,468.4 1,390.6 77.8

Delray Beach SnackAbility

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