West Melbourne, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Melbourne, FL Summary

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

  • There were 459 total crimes committed in West Melbourne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,570.8 total crimes per 100K people in West Melbourne.
  • The overall crime rate in West Melbourne is -32.42% below the national average.
  • West Melbourne ranks #112 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • West Melbourne ranks #5,510 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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West Melbourne Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Melbourne is 1,570.8 per 100,000 people. That's -32.42% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -27.04% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Melbourne
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 459 1,570.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 9 30.8 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 54 184.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 68 232.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 44 150.6 240.6 269.8
Larceny 325 1,112.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 22 75.3 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 391 1,338.1 1,769.4 1,954.4

West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne

68
Violent Crimes
232.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-37.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in West Melbourne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Melbourne is 232.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 429.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Melbourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -37.07% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -39.33% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Melbourne

391
Property Crimes
1,338.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 391 property crimes in West Melbourne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Melbourne is 1,338.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Melbourne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.54% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.38% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Melbourne

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
Rockledge, FL 28,614 403 1,408.4 1,198.7 209.7
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
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

West Melbourne SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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