Key West, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Key West, FL Summary

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

  • There were 726 total crimes committed in Key West the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,774.3 total crimes per 100K people in Key West.
  • The overall crime rate in Key West is 19.36% above the national average.
  • Key West ranks #195 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Key West ranks #7,862 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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Key West Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Key West is 2,774.3 per 100,000 people. That's 19.36% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.85% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Key West
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 726 2,774.3 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.8 5.9 6.3
Robbery 8 30.6 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 96 366.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 125 477.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 56 214.0 240.6 269.8
Larceny 482 1,841.9 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 63 240.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 601 2,296.6 1,769.4 1,954.4

Key West 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 Key West

125
Violent Crimes
477.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
29.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 125 violent crimes in Key West in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Key West is 477.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 209.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Key West each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 29.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 24.52% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Key West

601
Property Crimes
2,296.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
17.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 601 property crimes in Key West in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Key West is 2,296.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Key West each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 17.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.79% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Key West SnackAbility

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