Murder per Capita in Downtown West Palm Beach
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Downtown West Palm Beach residents.
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$104
Murder costs the average Downtown West Palm Beach resident about $104 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Downtown West Palm Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown West Palm 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 Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL Safe from Murder?
The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Downtown West Palm Beach is in the 59th percentile for safety, meaning 41% of neighborhoods are safer and 59% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown West Palm Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Downtown West Palm Beach is 0.0555 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown West Palm Beach generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Downtown West Palm Beach may be as high as 1 in 13,589 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 23,115 in the south part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Downtown West Palm Beach has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Downtown West Palm Beach's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Downtown West Palm 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.
| Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL: | 0.0555 |
|---|---|
| Florida: | 0.0393 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Downtown West Palm Beach is less safe 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 Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Downtown West Palm Beach about $751,144 in 2025, or roughly $104 per resident. This is part of Downtown West Palm Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown West Palm Beach, including every crime type and how Downtown West Palm Beach compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Downtown West Palm Beach's crime maps on the Downtown West Palm Beach overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Downtown West Palm Beach is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown West Palm Beach.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | C | C+ | B- | |
B | D+ | B | C | |
B+ | B | B- | C+ | |
A- | C+ | B+ | B- | |
A+ | C | A+ | C+ | |
A | B | A | B+ | |
B | B | C+ | B- | |
A | C | A- | B- | |
A | B+ | A | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Downtown West Palm Beach is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B- | A- | A- | B- | |
C+ | B+ | B+ | A- | |
A | B+ | B+ | D- | |
A | B | B | A+ | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
C+ | B- | B- | A | |
A- | A- | A- | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A | A- | A- | A | |
F | D- | D- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown West Palm Beach schools on SchoolGrade
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