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Palm Beach, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Palm Beach crime rate is much lower than the Florida average crime rate and is much lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #24

Palm Beach, FL	638.64
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 Beach, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Palm Beach, FL	Count	0	1	0	3	39	111	5	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	11.5	0.0	34.5	448.0	1,275.0	57.4	0.0	663
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	1	5	32	119	6	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.6	58.2	372.6	1,385.5	69.9	0.0	643
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	1	3	29	152	8	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	11.7	35.0	338.8	1,775.7	93.5	0.0	713
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	1	1	5	23	116	7	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	11.8	11.8	59.1	271.8	1,370.8	82.7	0.0	656
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	1	1	5	22	107	3	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	10.4	10.4	52.0	229.0	1,113.8	31.2	0.0	528
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	1	3	4	15	123	2	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	10.5	31.5	42.0	157.6	1,292.2	21.0	0.0	554
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	4	22	134	5	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	42.4	232.9	1,418.7	52.9	0.0	540
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	1	1	5	28	148	10	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	10.3	10.3	51.3	287.5	1,519.8	102.7	0.0	693
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	1	1	4	25	170	17	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	10.0	10.0	39.9	249.6	1,696.9	169.7	0.0	739
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	3	7	19	151	15	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.8	69.4	188.4	1,497.6	148.8	0.0	657
	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 Beach, FL	22.56
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 Beach, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Palm Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	10.6	10.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	105
	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 Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Beach, FL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	10.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	99
	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 Beach, FL	9.49
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 Beach, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Palm Beach, FL	Count	96	62	34
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,102.7	712.2	390.5	9.07
	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 Beach, FL	Count	88	58	30
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,024.6	675.3	349.3	8.50
	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 Beach, FL	Count	88	58	30
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,028.0	677.6	350.5	8.53
	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 Beach, FL	Count	108	69	39
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,276.3	815.4	460.9	10.46
	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 Beach, FL	Count	107	71	36
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,113.8	739.0	374.7	9.26
	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 Beach, FL	Count	121	76	45
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,271.1	798.4	472.7	10.35
	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 Beach, FL	Count	124	74	50
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,312.9	783.5	529.4	10.48
	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 Beach, FL	Count	127	73	54
	Palm Beach, FL	Per 100,000	1,304.2	749.6	554.5	10.27
	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 Beach, FL	Count	129	76	53
2005	Palm Beach, FL	Count	130	76	54