West Palm Beach is a city of 268,500 in Palm Beach County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in West Palm Beach?
Property crime in West Palm Beach sits near the national middle: an A-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 55% of Americans live. Theft makes up 64% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A-.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 792 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
45% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West Palm Beach as a whole, and 55% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Palm Beach scores 792.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in West Palm Beach, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Palm Beach, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in West Palm Beach
One part of West Palm Beach stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Pinewood-West Palm Beach, Northwood Hills & North Tamarind, in northeast West Palm Beach, run at about triple the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in West Palm Beach
Low property crime is the norm across West Palm Beach: 93% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across West Palm Beach run from A+ to D+.
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A or B 93%C 6%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Pineapple Park, Eastpointe & Cypress Lakes, northwestCar thefts run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of West Palm Beach.A918
2Water Catchment, Century Village & River Walk, westBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of West Palm Beach.A-845
3Summit Pines, Diamond C Ranch & Boulevard Estates, southwestBurglaries run at about half the rate in the rest of West Palm Beach.A-834
4Long Lake Village & Flamango Park, southThefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of West Palm Beach.A-802
Neighborhood areas of West Palm Beach, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in West Palm Beach
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Palm Beach has about 20 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 16% less than the US as a whole and close to Florida.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in West Palm Beach, about 64% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In West Palm Beach, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 44% of them, against 23% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (44%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (33%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in West Palm Beach and nearby cities
West Palm Beach has less property crime than 5 of its 7 nearest cities; only Palm Beach and Lake Clarke Shores have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Palm Beach. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Palm Beach is safer than 67% of them.
Walkability, density and empty homes in West Palm Beach
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets West Palm Beach apart: it has 37% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more car theft, and it runs high here.
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (26 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.37% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 67% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for West Palm Beach: D+ (23 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 66% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.51 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 64% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs West Palm Beach
Property crime costs West Palm Beach about $37 million a year, or $137 per resident and about $359 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$4.9 million
$18
Theft
$18 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$7.7 million
$29
Arson
$500,000
$2
Vandalism
$6.1 million
$23
Total
$37 million
$137
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
