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

B-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$97.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Palm Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $936 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Palm 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 West Palm 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 West Palm Beach's combined rate is about the same as the norm. West Palm Beach sits in the 55th percentile, ahead of 55% of cities and behind 45%. The grade covers only West Palm Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Palm Beach is 22.40 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 28 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 74 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Palm Beach, FL report the most crime, about 1,037 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 266 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Palm Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Palm Beach for 2025 is $96,956,254, about $362 per resident and $936 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

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

West Palm Beach, FL:	$362
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Palm Beach is $362 per year, which is $103 less than the national average and $115 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Palm Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $516 more than in West Palm Beach.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $270 less than in West Palm Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to West Palm Beach	Cost per West Palm Beach Resident
Murder	$30.3 million	$113
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6.37 million	$24
Robbery	$4.50 million	$17
Assault	$21.5 million	$80
Kidnapping	$272,038	$1
Vehicle Theft	$6.17 million	$23
Burglary	$4.91 million	$18
Theft	$16.5 million	$61
Arson	$192,892	$1
Vandalism	$3.41 million	$13
Animal Cruelty	$40,075	$0
Drug Crimes	$2.34 million	$9
Identity Theft	$502,312	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$96,956,254	$362

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Palm 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 West Palm Beach totals $239,215,381 ($892 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $336,171,634 ($1,254 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, of which West Palm Beach has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which West Palm Beach has 65, do the same, and of West Palm Beach's 268,058 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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West Palm 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 West Palm Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.788
Robbery	0.5332
Rape	0.3918
Murder	0.0602
Total Violent Crime	3.773 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.85
Vehicle Theft	1.487
Burglary	2.018
Arson	0.0298
Total Property Crime	15.39 (C-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0167
Drug Crimes	1.181
Vandalism	1.781
Identity Theft	0.2421
Animal Cruelty	0.0202
Total "Other" Rate	3.241 (A)

Individual West Palm Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Westgate, FL	D+	D	D-
Haverhill, FL	B-	C-	C
Glen Ridge, FL	B-	B	C-
Cloud Lake, FL	B-	B	C-
Mangonia Park, FL	F	F	F
Palm Beach, FL	D-	D-	D-
Acacia Villas, FL	B+	D+	B
Palm Springs, FL	B	C-	C+
Lake Clarke Shores, FL	B-	B-	C
Riviera Beach, FL	B-	D+	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Palm 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
Union Dale, PA	A+	B+	B+
Turtle River, MN	D-	C	C
Tuscaloosa, AL	D+	D+	D+
Twelve Corners, WI	A-	B-	B-
Tunnel Hill, OH	A+	A-	A-
Two Buttes, CO	D-	F	F
Two Rivers, AK	D	F	F
Tulelake, CA	B	D+	D+
Tulare, CA	C+	C-	C-
Tucson, AZ	D+	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, West Palm 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 West Palm Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See West Palm Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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