Melbourne Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Melbourne Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 27 total crimes committed in Melbourne Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 835.7 total crimes per 100K people in Melbourne Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Melbourne Beach is -64.05% below the national average.
  • Melbourne Beach ranks #43 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Melbourne Beach ranks #3,177 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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Melbourne Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Melbourne Beach is 835.7 per 100,000 people. That's -64.05% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -61.19% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Melbourne Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 27 835.7 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 61.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2 61.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 4 123.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 19 588.1 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 61.9 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 25 773.8 1,769.4 1,954.4

Melbourne 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 Melbourne Beach

2
Violent Crimes
61.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Melbourne Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Melbourne Beach is 61.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,615.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Melbourne Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.26% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.86% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Melbourne Beach

25
Property Crimes
773.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 property crimes in Melbourne Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Melbourne Beach is 773.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 129.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Melbourne Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.27% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Melbourne Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palm Bay, FL 116,897 2,098 1,794.7 1,514.2 280.6
Melbourne, FL 83,806 3,288 3,923.3 3,020.1 903.3
West Melbourne, FL 29,221 459 1,570.8 1,338.1 232.7
Sebastian, FL 26,258 256 974.9 910.2 64.7
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
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 8,950 76 849.2 759.8 89.4
Indialantic, FL 2,929 49 1,672.9 1,502.2 170.7

Melbourne Beach SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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