Murder per Capita in Palm Beach Lakes
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Palm Beach Lakes residents.
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$108
Murder costs the average Palm Beach Lakes resident about $108 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Palm Beach Lakes in green. The most dangerous areas in Palm Beach Lakes 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 Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL Safe from Murder?
The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Palm Beach Lakes is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of neighborhoods are safer and 57% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palm Beach Lakes's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Palm Beach Lakes is 0.0577 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palm Beach Lakes generally consider the northeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Palm Beach Lakes may be as high as 1 in 16,544 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 25,126 in the northeast part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the central parts of Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL: about 0 per year. The west part of Palm Beach Lakes has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Palm Beach Lakes's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Palm Beach Lakes to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL: | 0.0577 |
|---|---|
| Florida: | 0.0393 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Palm Beach Lakes 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 Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Palm Beach Lakes about $348,378 in 2025, or roughly $108 per resident. This is part of Palm Beach Lakes's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palm Beach Lakes, including every crime type and how Palm Beach Lakes 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 Palm Beach Lakes's crime maps on the Palm Beach Lakes overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Palm Beach Lakes is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Palm Beach Lakes.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | A | B+ | |
A- | C+ | B+ | B- | |
C | D | D+ | B- | |
A | C | A- | B- | |
B | D+ | B | C | |
B+ | B | B- | C+ | |
A+ | C | A+ | C+ | |
B | B | C+ | B- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A | |
A | B+ | A | B- |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Palm Beach Lakes 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 |
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B | A | A | A+ | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
D- | C+ | C+ | D- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B+ | |
C+ | B- | B- | A+ | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | C- | |
C+ | A | A | B- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B | |
A- | A | A | B | |
C | B | B | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Palm Beach Lakes schools on SchoolGrade
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