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Palm Bay, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Palm Bay crime rate is lower than the Florida average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #134

Palm Bay, FL	1,627.03
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Palm Bay, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palm Bay, FL	Count	4	38	56	502	478	1,621	127	15
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	3.8	36.1	53.2	476.8	454.0	1,539.6	120.6	14.2	1,467
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Palm Bay, FL	Count	3	21	43	384	517	1,326	115	14
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	2.9	20.1	41.2	367.8	495.3	1,270.2	110.2	13.4	1,194
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Palm Bay, FL	Count	3	19	78	453	719	1,601	137	17
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	2.9	18.2	74.5	432.9	687.2	1,530.1	130.9	16.2	1,471
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Palm Bay, FL	Count	2	22	97	480	808	1,786	145	19
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.9	21.0	92.7	458.9	772.5	1,707.5	138.6	18.2	1,615
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Palm Bay, FL	Count	4	19	60	438	740	1,622	98	10
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	3.9	18.4	58.1	423.8	716.0	1,569.4	94.8	9.7	1,459
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Palm Bay, FL	Count	5	26	72	429	664	1,602	160	13
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	4.8	25.1	69.6	414.6	641.7	1,548.2	154.6	12.6	1,503
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Palm Bay, FL	Count	4	24	74	437	757	1,515	152	42
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	3.9	23.6	72.7	429.4	743.9	1,488.8	149.4	41.3	1,536
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Palm Bay, FL	Count	5	28	104	480	881	1,726	201	46
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	5.0	27.8	103.3	476.8	875.2	1,714.6	199.7	45.7	1,814
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	66	72	462	1,101	1,754	286	18
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.1	69.9	76.3	489.4	1,166.3	1,858.1	303.0	19.1	2,169
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Palm Bay, FL	Count	2	42	79	359	1,032	1,999	238	13
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	2.2	46.3	87.0	395.5	1,137.0	2,202.5	262.2	14.3	2,041
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Palm Bay, FL	13.33
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Palm Bay, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Palm Bay, FL	Count	2	0	1	0	1	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	19
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	9
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	9
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Palm Bay, FL	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	19
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Palm Bay, FL	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	2.9	1.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	28
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Palm Bay, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	1.1	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Palm Bay, FL	1.80
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Palm Bay, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Palm Bay, FL	Count	228	151	77
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	216.6	143.4	73.1	1.80
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.1	227.5	155.6	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Palm Bay, FL	Count	233	153	80
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	223.2	146.6	76.6	1.85
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Palm Bay, FL	Count	231	153	78
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	220.8	146.2	74.5	1.83
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Palm Bay, FL	Count	241	161	80
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	230.4	153.9	76.5	1.92
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Palm Bay, FL	Count	241	159	82
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	233.2	153.8	79.3	1.94
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Palm Bay, FL	Count	246	160	86
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	237.7	154.6	83.1	1.96
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Palm Bay, FL	Count	254	163	91
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	249.6	160.2	89.4	2.05
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Palm Bay, FL	Count	256	164	92
	Palm Bay, FL	Per 100,000	254.3	162.9	91.4	2.09
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Palm Bay, FL	Count	226	154	72
2005	Palm Bay, FL	Count	210	141	69