Highland Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Highland Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 12 total crimes committed in Highland Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 304.0 total crimes per 100K people in Highland Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland Beach is -86.92% below the national average.
  • Highland Beach ranks #2 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Highland Beach ranks #1,096 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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Highland Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland Beach is 304.0 per 100,000 people. That's -86.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -85.88% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 12 304.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 25.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1 25.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 240.6 269.8
Larceny 9 228.0 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 50.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 11 278.6 1,769.4 1,954.4

Highland 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 Highland Beach

1
Violent Crimes
25.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-93.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1 violent crimes in Highland Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland Beach is 25.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,948.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -93.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.40% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland Beach

11
Property Crimes
278.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 property crimes in Highland Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland Beach is 278.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 358.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -85.74% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -84.25% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland 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
Deerfield Beach, FL 81,749 1,888 2,309.5 1,960.9 348.6
Boynton Beach, FL 79,913 2,317 2,899.4 2,244.9 654.5
Delray Beach, FL 70,487 2,813 3,990.8 3,421.9 568.9
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
Parkland, FL 35,773 209 584.2 561.9 22.4

Highland Beach SnackAbility

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