Satellite Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Satellite Beach, FL Summary

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

  • There were 110 total crimes committed in Satellite Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 974.5 total crimes per 100K people in Satellite Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Satellite Beach is -58.07% below the national average.
  • Satellite Beach ranks #49 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Satellite Beach ranks #3,636 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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Satellite Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Satellite Beach is 974.5 per 100,000 people. That's -58.07% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -54.74% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Satellite Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 110 974.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 8.9 5.9 6.3
Robbery 2 17.7 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 62.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 12 106.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 17 150.6 240.6 269.8
Larceny 79 699.9 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 17.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 98 868.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

Satellite 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 Satellite Beach

12
Violent Crimes
106.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Satellite Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Satellite Beach is 106.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 940.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Satellite Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.25% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.29% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Satellite Beach

98
Property Crimes
868.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-55.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 property crimes in Satellite Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Satellite Beach is 868.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Satellite Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -55.58% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.93% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Satellite 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
Rockledge, FL 28,614 403 1,408.4 1,198.7 209.7
Cocoa, FL 19,618 1,154 5,882.4 4,796.6 1,085.7
Cocoa Beach, FL 11,763 312 2,652.4 2,244.3 408.1
Indian Harbour Beach, FL 8,950 76 849.2 759.8 89.4
Melbourne Beach, FL 3,231 27 835.7 773.8 61.9
Indialantic, FL 2,929 49 1,672.9 1,502.2 170.7

Satellite Beach SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
6
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