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

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$32.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Delray Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $584 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Delray 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 Delray 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 Delray Beach's combined rate is lower than the norm. Delray Beach sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Delray Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Delray Beach is 17.71 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 32 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 92 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Delray Beach, FL report the most crime, about 401 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 115 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Delray Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Delray Beach for 2025 is $32,713,830, about $259 per resident and $584 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

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

Delray Beach, FL:	$259
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Delray Beach is $259 per year, which is $206 less than the national average and $12 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Delray Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $620 more than in Delray Beach.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $167 less than in Delray Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Delray Beach	Cost per Delray Beach Resident
Murder	$7.32 million	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.99 million	$32
Robbery	$1.52 million	$12
Assault	$6.43 million	$51
Kidnapping	$127,562	$1
Vehicle Theft	$2.65 million	$21
Burglary	$1.93 million	$15
Theft	$5.80 million	$46
Arson	$107,374	$1
Vandalism	$1.43 million	$11
Animal Cruelty	$17,922	$0
Drug Crimes	$1.13 million	$9
Identity Theft	$259,811	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$32,713,830	$259

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Delray 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 Delray Beach totals $70,090,906 ($554 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $102,804,736 ($813 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 east 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 Delray Beach has 50, do the same, and of Delray Beach's 126,524 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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Delray 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 Delray Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.771
Robbery	0.3826
Rape	0.5197
Murder	0.0308
Total Violent Crime	2.704 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.845
Vehicle Theft	1.350
Burglary	1.684
Arson	0.0351
Total Property Crime	11.91 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0166
Drug Crimes	1.212
Vandalism	1.581
Identity Theft	0.2653
Animal Cruelty	0.0191
Total "Other" Rate	3.094 (A)

Individual Delray Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Golf, FL	A-	A-	B-
Highland Beach, FL	A+	A	A-
Gulf Stream, FL	B	C	C
Boynton Beach, FL	A-	B	B-
Briny Breezes, FL	B+	B+	C+
Ocean Ridge, FL	A-	B	B
Boca Raton, FL	A-	A-	B
Cypress Quarters, FL	A+	A	A
Hypoluxo, FL	B+	C+	C+
Manalapan, FL	C	B+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Delray 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
St. George, UT	D	B	B
South Bend, IN	D	F	F
Spring, TX	C-	D+	D+
St. Cloud, MN	D+	C-	C-
Springfield, MO	D-	D	D
St. Cloud, FL	A+	A-	A-
Simpsonville, SC	C	B	B
Snellville, GA	C+	B+	B+
Sioux City, IA	D	D+	D+
Sioux Falls, SD	D+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Delray Beach is less safe than 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 Delray Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 43% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Delray Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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