Ocean City, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US city. Ocean City is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of cities are safer and 68% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Ocean City's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Ocean City is 0.0420 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Ocean City generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Ocean City may be as high as 1 in 15,875 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 27,931 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Ocean City's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Ocean City 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, Ocean City is as safe as 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 Ocean City, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Ocean City about $519,085 in 2025, or roughly $79 per resident. This is part of Ocean City's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Ocean City, including every crime type and how Ocean City 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 Ocean City's crime maps on the Ocean City overall crime page.

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Individual Ocean City Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Cinco Bayou, FL	C	A	D	B
Fort Walton Beach, FL	B	B+	C	B
Shalimar, FL	A	A+	B+	B
Wright, FL	A	A-	B	B
Lake Lorraine, FL	A	A	B+	B+
Eglin Afb, FL	A-	A-	C+	B
Hurlburt Field, FL	C	C-	D+	B-
Mary Esther, FL	A-	A	B	A
Valparaiso, FL	B+	C	B	A-
Destin, FL	A-	B+	B	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Ocean City 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
North Street, MI	A+	B	B	B+
Pepper Pike, OH	B-	C	C	C-
Peotone, IL	A-	A-	A-	B+
Peoria Heights, IL	C	B-	B-	C
Penns Grove, NJ	B-	C	C	A-
Pen Argyl, PA	B+	A-	A-	B+
Pembroke Park, FL	C-	D-	D-	C-
Pemberton, NJ	A	A	A	B+
Pelion, SC	D	D+	D+	D+
Pelican Rapids, MN	C	C-	C-	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Ocean City, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Ocean City schools on SchoolGrade

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