Vero Beach South, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$2.03 million

Cost of Crime™ for Vero Beach South, FL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $198 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Vero Beach South 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 A grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Vero Beach South against the average US city, where the rate is much lower than the norm. Vero Beach South sits in the 90th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only Vero Beach South's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Vero Beach South is 1.513 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 334 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 1,107 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Vero Beach South, FL report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Vero Beach South, FL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Vero Beach South is projected at $2,033,426 for 2025, about $80 per resident and $198 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): 47.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.1%

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

Vero Beach South, FL:	$80
Gladeview, FL:	$618
St. Leo, FL:	$48
Florida:	$156
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $80 per resident each year in Vero Beach South, which is $178 less than the national average and $75 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Vero Beach South:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $618 per person, which is $538 more than in Vero Beach South.
In St. Leo, FL, crime costs $48 per person, which is $32 less than in Vero Beach South

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Vero Beach South	Cost per Vero Beach South Resident
Murder	$631,962	$25
Rape/Sexual Assault	$566,942	$22
Robbery	$171,328	$7
Assault	$663,193	$26
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,033,426	$80

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Vero Beach South, 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 Vero Beach South totals $7,174,060 ($284 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,207,486 ($364 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Vero Beach South, 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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Vero Beach South Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9138
Robbery	0.2155
Rape	0.3700
Murder	0.0133
Total Violent Crime	1.513 (A)

Individual Vero Beach South Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Vero Beach South 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
Piqua, OH	C+	B-	B-
Maywood, CA	C-	D	D
McKeesport, PA	D+	D-	D-
Moss Point, MS	B	A	A
Mount Washington, KY	C+	B+	B+
Mountain Brook, AL	C-	A-	A-
Nanuet, NY	D+	D	D
Natchitoches, LA	D-	D-	D-
Palestine, TX	D	D	D
Palomas, PR	F	F	F

Considering only the violent crime rate, Vero Beach South is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

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