Delray Beach, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

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

Which crimes are included?

$19.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Delray Beach, FL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $344 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Delray Beach with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Delray Beach against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Delray Beach sits in the 55th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 55% of cities and behind 45%. The grade covers only Delray Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Delray Beach is 2.704 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 194 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 603 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Delray Beach, FL report the most violent crime, about 72 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Delray Beach, FL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Delray Beach is projected at $19,263,742 for 2025, about $152 per resident and $344 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.3%

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

Delray Beach, FL:	$152
Gladeview, FL:	$618
St. Leo, FL:	$48
Florida:	$156
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $152 per resident each year in Delray Beach, which is $106 less than the national average and $3 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Delray Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $618 per person, which is $466 more than in Delray Beach.
In St. Leo, FL, crime costs $48 per person, which is $104 less than in Delray Beach

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Delray Beach, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$19,263,742	$152

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Delray Beach, FL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Delray Beach totals $70,090,906 ($554 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $89,354,648 ($706 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Delray Beach, FL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the east part of the city has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Delray Beach Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Delray Beach residents in a standard year.

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

Individual Delray Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Delray Beach is higher. 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 violent 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 violent crime rate, Delray Beach is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

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