The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fort Pierce, FL
Fort Pierce is a city of 76,600 in St. Lucie County, about 10 miles north of downtown Port St. Lucie · Updated November 2026
Is Fort Pierce, FL safe?
Crime in Fort Pierce is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 64% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Fort Pierce. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Fort Pierce run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 750 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fort Pierce as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fort Pierce scores 750.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Fort Pierce, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fort Pierce, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Fort Pierce
One part of Fort Pierce stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Downtown Fort Pierce, in east Fort Pierce, run at about triple the rate in the rest of the city.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Fort Pierce
In Fort Pierce, 78% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 5% in areas graded C and 17% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Fort Pierce run from A+ to F; 42% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
78%17%
A or B 78%C 5%D or F 17%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1The Reserve, southwestAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of Fort Pierce.A923
2Capron Lakes, northwestThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Fort Pierce.A910
3Bent Creek, westSimple assaults run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Fort Pierce.A874
4White City & River Park, southeastClose to the rest of Fort Pierce on most crimes.A-804
5South Beach & Seaside, northeastThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Fort Pierce.B688
6Downtown Fort Pierce, eastThefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Fort Pierce.C+536
Neighborhood areas of Fort Pierce, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Fort Pierce
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fort Pierce has about 40 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 7% more than the US as a whole and 30% more than Florida.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Fort Pierce, about 39% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Fort Pierce compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Fort Pierce, 6 have less crime. Hutchinson Island South and Florida Ridge have the least.
Shops, parking lots and walkability in Fort Pierce
Two things set Fort Pierce apart: it has 15.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Fort Pierce: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 73% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.57 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 71% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Fort Pierce
Crime costs Fort Pierce about $1,452 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 20% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $186 million a year, or $2,424 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$17 million
$228
Rape
$2.2 million
$29
Robbery
$1.3 million
$17
Assault
$12 million
$158
Burglary
$1.1 million
$15
Theft
$6.0 million
$79
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$28
Arson
$170,000
$2
Vandalism
$2.6 million
$34
Total
$45 million
$590
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Fort Pierce means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Fort Pierce, FL average a SchoolGrade of C-: 51% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Fort Pierce on SchoolGrade
