Palmetto Bay, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

C+

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.50 million

Cost of Crime™ for Palmetto Bay, FL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $712 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Palmetto Bay 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 Palmetto Bay against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Palmetto Bay sits in the 67th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 67% of cities and behind 33%. The grade covers only Palmetto Bay's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Palmetto Bay is 2.304 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 209 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 746 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Palmetto Bay, FL report the most violent crime, about 15 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Palmetto Bay, FL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Palmetto Bay is projected at $5,500,382 for 2025, about $237 per resident and $712 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 37.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Palmetto Bay Compared to Other Cities?

Palmetto Bay, FL:	$237
Gladeview, FL:	$618
St. Leo, FL:	$48
Florida:	$156
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $237 per resident each year in Palmetto Bay, which is $21 less than the national average and $82 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Palmetto Bay:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $618 per person, which is $381 more than in Palmetto Bay.
In St. Leo, FL, crime costs $48 per person, which is $189 less than in Palmetto Bay

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Palmetto Bay, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Palmetto Bay	Cost per Palmetto Bay Resident
Murder	$3.79 million	$163
Rape/Sexual Assault	$410,729	$18
Robbery	$276,603	$12
Assault	$1.03 million	$44
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,500,382	$237

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Palmetto Bay, 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 Palmetto Bay totals $27,404,630 ($1,183 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $32,905,013 ($1,420 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Palmetto Bay, 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 southwest 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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Palmetto Bay Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.545
Robbery	0.3796
Rape	0.2924
Murder	0.0869
Total Violent Crime	2.304 (B)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent crime in Palmetto Bay is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palmetto Bay.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Palmetto Estates, FL	C+	B-	D+
West Perrine, FL	D+	D-	D
Richmond Heights, FL	B	C-	C+
Cutler Bay, FL	C+	C+	D+
Perrine, FL	B-	D+	C
Pinecrest, FL	A	A-	B+
South Miami Heights, FL	C	C-	D
Kendall, FL	B+	B+	C+
Three Lakes, FL	B-	A	C-
Goulds, FL	D	F	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Palmetto Bay 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
American Canyon, CA	C-	D	D
New Brighton, MN	D+	B	B
North Salt Lake, UT	C+	B	B
North Lynnwood, WA	D-	B-	B-
North Liberty, IA	A-	A-	A-
North Kingstown, RI	A-	A+	A+
Nogales, AZ	D-	D-	D-
Nipomo, CA	B-	D+	D+
Newton, MA	B-	B+	B+
New Philadelphia, OH	C	B+	B+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Palmetto Bay is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

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