Cocoa, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cocoa in green. The most dangerous areas in Cocoa are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cocoa, FL Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Cocoa is in the 86th percentile for safety, meaning 14% of cities are safer and 86% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cocoa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cocoa is 0.0259 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cocoa generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cocoa may be as high as 1 in 19,315 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 58,327 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Cocoa, FL: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Cocoa has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cocoa's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cocoa to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Cocoa is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Cocoa, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cocoa about $2,297,614 in 2025, or roughly $49 per resident. This is part of Cocoa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cocoa, including every crime type and how Cocoa compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cocoa's crime maps on the Cocoa overall crime page.

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Individual Cocoa Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Cocoa is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cocoa.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cocoa West, FL	C	D+	D+	B+
Port St. John, FL	A	B+	B+	A+
Merritt Island, FL	A+	A	A-	A+
Bellwood, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Rockledge, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Cape Canaveral, FL	A+	B+	A	A+
Cocoa Beach, FL	B+	B	B-	A+
Titusville, FL	A	A-	A-	A
Christmas, FL	A	B-	A-	A
Wedgefield, FL	A+	A+	A+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Cocoa is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Zanesville, OH	C-	B-	B-	D+
Alvin, TX	C	C+	C+	C-
Strongsville, OH	B-	B	B	A-
Taylors, SC	D	C	C	B-
Thomasville, NC	C-	D+	D+	C+
Toa Alta, PR	D-	D-	D-	F
Valrico, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Columbus, MS	B	A	A	C
Clarkston, MI	A-	A-	A-	B+
Chillicothe, OH	C	C+	C+	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cocoa, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cocoa schools on SchoolGrade

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