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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.76 million

Cost of Crime™ for Cocoa Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $384 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Cocoa 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 Cocoa Beach, FL Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Cocoa Beach's combined rate is lower than the norm. Cocoa Beach sits in the 75th percentile, ahead of 75% of cities and behind 25%. The grade covers only Cocoa Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Cocoa Beach is 16.70 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 45 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 90 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Cocoa Beach, FL report the most crime, about 75 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Cocoa Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Cocoa Beach for 2025 is $2,757,172, about $200 per resident and $384 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.8%

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

Cocoa Beach, FL:	$200
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Cocoa Beach is $200 per year, which is $265 less than the national average and $47 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Cocoa Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $679 more than in Cocoa Beach.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $108 less than in Cocoa Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Cocoa Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Cocoa Beach	Cost per Cocoa Beach Resident
Murder	$314,763	$23
Rape/Sexual Assault	$270,469	$20
Robbery	$128,482	$9
Assault	$694,015	$50
Kidnapping	$23,097	$2
Vehicle Theft	$238,655	$17
Burglary	$116,381	$8
Theft	$678,402	$49
Arson	$14,179	$1
Vandalism	$78,605	$6
Animal Cruelty	$2,127	$0
Drug Crimes	$126,468	$9
Identity Theft	$71,527	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$2,757,172	$200

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Cocoa 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 Cocoa Beach totals $3,635,699 ($263 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,392,871 ($463 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 central 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 Cocoa Beach has 11, do the same, and of Cocoa Beach's 13,816 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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Cocoa 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 Cocoa Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.749
Robbery	0.2956
Rape	0.3229
Murder	0.0121
Total Violent Crime	2.380 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.481
Vehicle Theft	1.116
Burglary	0.9287
Arson	0.0425
Total Property Crime	11.57 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0276
Drug Crimes	1.237
Vandalism	0.7964
Identity Theft	0.6689
Animal Cruelty	0.0208
Total "Other" Rate	2.751 (A)

Individual Cocoa Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Cocoa 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
Dunmore, PA	C+	C+	C+
Cutlerville, MI	B-	D+	D+
Waconia, MN	B+	A-	A-
Dallas, PA	A-	A-	A-
Damascus, MD	B+	B+	B+
Danville, IN	A+	A	A
Wabash, IN	B-	C	C
Decatur, TX	D-	D	D
Victor, NY	A-	A-	A-
Dillon, SC	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Cocoa 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 Cocoa Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of A+, with 79% actual proficiency versus 54% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cocoa Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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