The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Boynton Beach, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Boynton Beach

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Boynton Beach. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Boynton Beach, FL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
A

$39.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Boynton Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $638 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Boynton Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Boynton Beach, FL Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Boynton Beach's combined rate is lower than the norm. Boynton Beach sits in the 78th percentile, ahead of 78% of cities and behind 22%. The grade covers only Boynton Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Boynton Beach is 15.80 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 52 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 93 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Boynton Beach, FL report the most crime, about 623 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 75 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Boynton Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Boynton Beach for 2025 is $39,735,997, about $254 per resident and $638 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Boynton Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Boynton Beach, FL: $254
Gladeview, FL: $878
Parrish, FL: $91
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Boynton Beach is $254 per year, which is $210 less than the national average and $8 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Boynton Beach:
  • In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $624 more than in Boynton Beach.
  • In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $163 less than in Boynton Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Boynton Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Boynton Beach
Cost per Boynton Beach Resident
Murder
$12.3 million
$79
Rape/Sexual Assault
$3.63 million
$23
Robbery
$1.57 million
$10
Assault
$7.19 million
$46
Kidnapping
$152,585
$1
Vehicle Theft
$3.36 million
$21
Burglary
$1.87 million
$12
Theft
$6.60 million
$42
Arson
$123,271
$1
Vandalism
$1.22 million
$8
Animal Cruelty
$23,434
$0
Drug Crimes
$1.40 million
$9
Identity Theft
$249,461
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$39,735,997
$254

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Boynton Beach, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Boynton Beach totals $101,750,302 ($651 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $141,486,300 ($906 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Boynton Beach has 32, do the same, and of Boynton Beach's 156,215 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Boynton Beach Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Boynton Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.604
Robbery
0.3205
Rape
0.3834
Murder
0.0420
Total Violent Crime
2.349 (B)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.160
Vehicle Theft
1.388
Burglary
1.321
Arson
0.0327
Total Property Crime
10.90 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0161
Drug Crimes
1.213
Vandalism
1.090
Identity Theft
0.2063
Animal Cruelty
0.0203
Total "Other" Rate
2.545 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Boynton Beach is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Boynton Beach.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
A-
B-
A+
A
A
A-
B
B
B+
B+
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B
C
C
B+
C+
C+
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C+
C-
C
B+
D
B+
B-
C+
A-
B-
B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Boynton Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C
D
D
D-
C-
C-
C-
D+
D+
D
D+
D+
C+
A-
A-
A-
A
A
B
B+
B+
D-
D-
D-
D+
B-
B-
B-
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Boynton Beach is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Boynton Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Boynton Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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