Robbery per Capita in Key West
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Key West residents.
The map below shows robbery per 1,000 Key West residents.
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Robbery Grade™
B- |
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C+ |
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C- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of robbery in Key West is about 1 in 1,471.
Robbery costs the average Key West resident about $21 per year.
Crime Grade's robbery 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.
The D+ grade means the rate of robbery is higher than the average US city. Key West is in the 25th percentile for safety, meaning 75% of cities are safer and 25% 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 robbery in Key West is 0.6800 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 robbery in Key West may be as high as 1 in 1,035 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,761 in the central part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the central parts of Key West, FL: about 6 per year. The southeast part of Key West has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the robbery 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.
| Key West, FL: | 0.6800 |
|---|---|
| Florida: | 0.3299 |
| USA: | 0.6421 |
Considering only the robbery rate, Key West is less safe than the Florida state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Key West about $823,858 in 2025, or roughly $21 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.
Remember that robbery 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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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A- | A+ | B | |
B | B | C- | B- | |
A+ | A | A+ | A- | |
A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ | |
A+ | B+ | A- | C | |
A- | C- | B+ | B- | |
A+ | C+ | A | B | |
A+ | C | A | D | |
A+ | C | A | D | |
A- | A | C+ | B- |
Key West is similar versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Robbery Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B | B- | B- | B | |
B+ | A | A | A- | |
C- | D+ | D+ | C | |
D+ | D | D | C+ | |
A- | B+ | B+ | C | |
B- | C | C | D- | |
D+ | D- | D- | C- | |
C+ | A- | A- | C | |
D | D+ | D+ | F | |
C- | D- | D- | D |
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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