Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Theft per Capita in Downtown West Palm Beach

The map below shows theft per 1,000 Downtown West Palm Beach residents.

 

Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL Map of Theft Rates
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1 in 37

Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Downtown West Palm Beach is about 1 in 37.

$140

Theft costs the average Downtown West Palm Beach resident about $140 per year.

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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Downtown West Palm Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Downtown West Palm Beach are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL Safe from Theft?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US neighborhood. Downtown West Palm Beach is in the 15th percentile for safety, meaning 85% of neighborhoods are safer and 15% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Downtown West Palm Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Downtown West Palm Beach is 27.03 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Downtown West Palm Beach generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Downtown West Palm Beach may be as high as 1 in 27 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 66 in the south part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL: about 58 per year. The southeast part of Downtown West Palm Beach has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.

How Downtown West Palm Beach's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Downtown West Palm Beach to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL: 27.03
Florida: 8.461
USA: 13.00

Considering only the theft rate, Downtown West Palm Beach is less safe than the Florida state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Downtown West Palm Beach about $1,009,154 in 2025, or roughly $140 per resident. This is part of Downtown West Palm Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Downtown West Palm Beach, including every crime type and how Downtown West Palm Beach compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Downtown West Palm Beach's crime maps on the Downtown West Palm Beach overall crime page.

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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Downtown West Palm Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown West Palm Beach.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
B-
C
C+
C-
B
D+
B
B-
B+
B
B-
C
A-
C+
B+
B
A+
C
A+
A+
A
B
A
A
B
B
C+
C-
A
C
A-
A-
A
B+
A
A-
A+
A+
A+
A+

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown West Palm Beach is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
B-
A-
A-
C
C+
B+
B+
C
A
B+
B+
A-
A
B
B
A-
D-
D
D
D-
C+
B-
B-
C-
A-
A-
A-
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A-
A-
A-
F
D-
D-
F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown West Palm Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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