Crime in North Palm Beach, Florida

North Palm Beach's crime rate

There were 121 crimes reported in North Palm Beach, Florida in 2019, the most recent year crime data is available. Adjusted for population, the city’s annual crime rate is 912 incidents for every 100,000 people.

How does North Palm Beach compare?

North Palm Beach has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people.

North Palm Beach's overall crime rate is 64% lower than the overall crime rate in Florida. Statewide, there were 542,116 crimes reported in 2019, or 2,524 for every 100,000 people.

What types of crimes are being committed?

The FBI's crime rate includes seven crime categories: three property crimes -- larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft, and four violent crimes -- aggravated assault, robbery, rape, and murder.

Property crime

The vast majority of crimes in America are property crimes, accounting for 85% of total crimes in 2019. In North Palm Beach, however, property crimes account for about 92% of all offenses.

Despite accounting for a higher than average share of total offenses, property crime is much less prevalent in North Palm Beach than it is nationwide. There were 111 property crimes in North Palm Beach in 2019, or 836 for every 100,000 residents. Meanwhile, the national property crime rate is 2,110 incidents per 100,000 people.

Larceny

Larceny is by far the most common type of property crime in the U.S. It is also the most commonly committed type of property crime in North Palm Beach. There were 80 larcenies reported in North Palm Beach in 2019, or 603 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the larceny rate is 1,550 per 100,000.

Burglary

There were 14 break-ins reported in North Palm Beach in 2019, or 106 for every 100,000 residents. For reference, there were 341 reported burglaries for every 100,000 people nationwide in 2019.

Motor Vehicle Theft

Across the United States, the annual motor vehicle theft rate is 220 for every 100,000 people. In North Palm Beach, meanwhile, there were 17 motor vehicle thefts in 2019, or 128 for every 100,000 people.

Violent crime

Violent crime accounts for a relatively small share of crimes nationwide. These offenses, which are generally more egregious than property crimes, account for about 15% of the nearly 8.2 million offenses reported across the U.S. in 2019. In North Palm Beach, however, violent offenses account for a smaller 8% share of all reported crime.

At 75 incidents for every 100,000 people, the violent crime rate in North Palm Beach is well below the national violent crime rate of 379 offenses per 100,000 people. Law enforcement in North Palm Beach reported a total of 10 violent crimes in 2019.

Aggravated Assault

Aggravated assault is by far the most common type of violent crime reported in the U.S. It is also the most commonly reported violent offense in North Palm Beach. There were 7 aggravated assaults reported in North Palm Beach in 2019, or 53 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, the rate is far higher, standing at 250 aggravated assaults per 100,000 people.

Robbery

Robbery is the second most common type of violent crime in America. There were 2 robberies reported in North Palm Beach in 2019, a rate of 15 robberies for every 100,000 residents. For comparison, the national robbery rate was 82 per 100,000 in 2019.

Rape

There was one rape reported in North Palm Beach in 2019, or 8 for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, there were 139,815 rapes in 2019, a rate of 43 per 100,000 people.

Murder

While there were 16,425 murders nationwide in 2019, none were reported in North Palm Beach.

North Palm Beach compared to other cities in Florida

North Palm Beach has a lower crime rate than the vast majority of all comparable cities in Florida. To be considered comparable, a city must have a complete 2019 FBI crime report and population of 5,000 or more.

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