West Palm Beach, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B-

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

Which crimes are included?

$62.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Palm Beach, FL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $605 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Palm 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 C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in West Palm Beach against the average US city, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Palm Beach sits in the 33rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 33% of cities and behind 67%. The grade covers only West Palm Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in West Palm Beach is 3.773 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 158 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 540 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Palm Beach, FL report the most violent crime, about 179 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 36 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Palm Beach, FL

The tangible cost of violent crime in West Palm Beach is projected at $62,660,209 for 2025, about $234 per resident and $605 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 41.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

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

West Palm Beach, FL:	$234
Gladeview, FL:	$618
St. Leo, FL:	$48
Florida:	$156
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $234 per resident each year in West Palm Beach, which is $25 less than the national average and $78 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Palm Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $618 per person, which is $384 more than in West Palm Beach.
In St. Leo, FL, crime costs $48 per person, which is $186 less than in West Palm Beach

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for West Palm Beach, 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
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$62,660,209	$234

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in West Palm 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 West Palm Beach totals $239,215,381 ($892 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $301,875,590 ($1,126 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in West Palm 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 central 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. Major airports, of which West Palm Beach has 1, are the extreme case. 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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West Palm Beach Violent Crime Breakdown

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

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

Individual West Palm Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of violent 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 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
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 violent crime rate, West Palm Beach is less safe than the Florida state average and as safe as the national average.

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