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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$9.30 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vero Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $403 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vero 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 Vero 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 Vero Beach's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Vero Beach sits in the 89th percentile, ahead of 89% of cities and behind 11%. The grade covers only Vero Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Vero Beach is 12.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 50 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 170 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Vero Beach, FL report the most crime, about 150 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vero Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Vero Beach for 2025 is $9,300,130, about $163 per resident and $403 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): 59.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

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

Vero Beach, FL:	$163
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Vero Beach is $163 per year, which is $301 less than the national average and $83 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vero Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $715 more than in Vero Beach.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $72 less than in Vero Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Vero Beach	Cost per Vero Beach Resident
Murder	$1.78 million	$31
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.33 million	$23
Robbery	$451,751	$8
Assault	$1.82 million	$32
Kidnapping	$90,067	$2
Vehicle Theft	$261,880	$5
Burglary	$430,549	$8
Theft	$2.22 million	$39
Arson	$48,012	$1
Vandalism	$353,174	$6
Animal Cruelty	$5,907	$0
Drug Crimes	$415,551	$7
Identity Theft	$88,481	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$9,300,130	$163

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Vero 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 Vero Beach totals $18,892,981 ($332 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $28,193,112 ($495 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 Vero Beach has 21, do the same, and of Vero Beach's 56,944 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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Vero 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 Vero Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.114
Robbery	0.2522
Rape	0.3839
Murder	0.0167
Total Violent Crime	1.767 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.543
Vehicle Theft	0.2970
Burglary	0.8336
Arson	0.0349
Total Property Crime	8.709 (B+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0261
Drug Crimes	0.9866
Vandalism	0.8682
Identity Theft	0.2008
Animal Cruelty	0.0140
Total "Other" Rate	2.096 (A+)

Individual Vero Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gifford, FL	B+	C	B-
Vero Beach South, FL	A+	A	A-
West Vero Corridor, FL	A+	A	A
Indian River Shores, FL	A+	B	A+
Wabasso, FL	A+	A+	A+
Florida Ridge, FL	A+	A	A-
Orchid, FL	A+	B-	A
Lakewood Park, FL	B+	B	B-
Sebastian, FL	A+	A+	A
Indrio, FL	A+	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vero 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
Normal, IL	B+	A-	A-
Greensburg, PA	B+	A-	A-
Greenwood, SC	D-	D-	D-
Hoffman Estates, IL	B-	A-	A-
Hyattsville, MD	C-	D	D
Lincoln, CA	B+	B-	B-
Logan, UT	C+	C+	C+
Meridian, MS	B-	A-	A-
Methuen Town, MA	B	C	C
Beaumont, CA	B	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Vero Beach is safer 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 Vero Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 49% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Vero Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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