Key West, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Key West is in the 66th percentile for safety, meaning 34% of cities are safer and 66% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Key West's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Key West is 0.0439 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Key West generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Key West may be as high as 1 in 15,955 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 31,049 in the central part of the city.

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

How Key West's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Key West 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, Key West 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 Key West, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Key West about $3,177,214 in 2025, or roughly $82 per resident. This is part of Key West's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Key West, including every crime type and how Key West 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 Key West's crime maps on the Key West overall crime page.

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Individual Key West Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Sugarloaf Shores, FL	A+	A-	A+	B+
Cudjoe Key, FL	B	B	C-	A
Summerland Key, FL	A+	A	A+	A
Big Pine Key, FL	A+	B+	A+	A-
Rock Harbor, FL	A+	B+	A-	A
Marathon, FL	A-	C-	B+	B-
Key Colony Beach, FL	A+	C+	A	B-
Long Key, FL	A+	C	A	B-
Layton, FL	A+	C	A	B-
Plantation Key, FL	A-	A	C+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Key West 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
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B-	B+
Greenfield, IN	B+	A	A	B+
Greenville, TX	C-	D+	D+	C+
Harker Heights, TX	D+	D	D	C
Havertown, PA	A-	B+	B+	D+
Huntington Station, NY	B-	C	C	B+
La Porte, TX	D+	D-	D-	B-
Manchester, CT	C+	A-	A-	B+
Manhattan Beach, CA	D	D+	D+	B-
Mattapan, MA	C-	D-	D-	B-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Key West, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Key West schools on SchoolGrade

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