Delray Beach, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Delray Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach, FL Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Delray Beach is in the 81st percentile for safety, meaning 19% of cities are safer and 81% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Delray Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Delray Beach is 0.0308 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Delray Beach generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Delray Beach may be as high as 1 in 24,717 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 38,252 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Delray Beach, FL: about 1 per year. The northeast part of Delray Beach has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Delray Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Delray Beach 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, Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Delray Beach about $7,319,784 in 2025, or roughly $58 per resident. This is part of Delray Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Delray Beach, including every crime type and how Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach's crime maps on the Delray Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Delray Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Golf, FL	A-	A-	B-	B
Highland Beach, FL	A+	A	A-	A-
Gulf Stream, FL	B	C	C	A-
Boynton Beach, FL	A-	B	B-	B
Briny Breezes, FL	B+	B+	C+	B-
Ocean Ridge, FL	A-	B	B	B-
Boca Raton, FL	A-	A-	B	B+
Cypress Quarters, FL	A+	A	A	A-
Hypoluxo, FL	B+	C+	C+	B-
Manalapan, FL	C	B+	D	C+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Delray Beach 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
St. George, UT	D	B	B	B+
South Bend, IN	D	F	F	F
Spring, TX	C-	D+	D+	D+
St. Cloud, MN	D+	C-	C-	A-
Springfield, MO	D-	D	D	C-
St. Cloud, FL	A+	A-	A-	A-
Simpsonville, SC	C	B	B	B
Snellville, GA	C+	B+	B+	B-
Sioux City, IA	D	D+	D+	A+
Sioux Falls, SD	D+	C+	C+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Delray Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Delray Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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