Merritt Island, FL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Merritt Island in green. The most dangerous areas in Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island, FL Safe from Robbery?

The A- grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Merritt Island is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of cities are safer and 83% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Merritt Island's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Merritt Island is 0.2503 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Merritt Island generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Merritt Island may be as high as 1 in 3,141 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,481 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northwest parts of Merritt Island, FL: about 3 per year. The southwest part of Merritt Island has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Merritt Island's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Merritt Island 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 robbery rate, Merritt Island is safer 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 Robbery in Merritt Island, FL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Merritt Island about $350,097 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of Merritt Island's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Merritt Island, including every crime type and how Merritt Island compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

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 Merritt Island's crime maps on the Merritt Island overall crime page.

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Individual Merritt Island Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Merritt Island is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Merritt Island.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Cocoa West, FL	C	D+	D+	B-
Cape Canaveral, FL	A+	B+	A	A-
Rockledge, FL	A+	A	A	A
Cocoa Beach, FL	B+	B	B-	B+
Cocoa, FL	A-	B-	B-	B
Bellwood, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Port St. John, FL	A	B+	B+	A-
Patrick Afb, FL	C-	C+	D	A-
Wedgefield, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Pine Grove, FL	A+	A+	A+	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Merritt Island is lower 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
Bear, DE	D	B-	B-	C+
Woonsocket, RI	C+	B	B	A-
Winder, GA	B+	B	B	B+
Williamsport, PA	C+	C+	C+	C-
West Bend, WI	B	A-	A-	A-
Wentzville, MO	B-	A-	A-	A-
Vestavia Hills, AL	C	A-	A-	A
Sun Prairie, WI	B	A	A	A
Shenandoah, LA	C-	C-	C-	B-
Moses Lake, WA	D-	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Merritt Island, FL average SchoolGrade of A+, with 70% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Merritt Island schools on SchoolGrade

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