Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Delray Beach, FL Crime Grade
How Delray Beach grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
6/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Delray Beach, FL was 287.3 per 100,000 residents (204 incidents over a population of 71,000). That puts Delray Beach Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Delray Beach #2,593 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #95 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 49% over the last five years.
Delray Beach, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 287.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,593 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #95 of 163
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 49%
- Population
- 71,000
- Reporting agency
- Delray Beach Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Delray Beach Police Department (FBI ORI FL0500400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Delray Beach (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Delray Beach vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 568.9(401) | 82.9(55) | 253.2(170) | 423.4(287) | 287.3(204) |
| Murder | 7.1(5) | 3.0(2) | 3.0(2) | 3.0(2) | 2.8(2) |
| Rape | 44.0(31) | 4.5(3) | 31.3(21) | 41.3(28) | 39.4(28) |
| Robbery | 95.1(67) | 0.0(0) | 29.8(20) | 53.1(36) | 45.1(32) |
| Aggravated assault | 422.8(298) | 75.4(50) | 189.2(127) | 326.1(221) | 200.0(142) |
| Property crime | 3431.8(2,419) | 93.5(62) | 1487.9(999) | 2646.8(1,794) | 1771.8(1,258) |
| Burglary | 347.6(245) | 9.0(6) | 102.8(69) | 172.6(117) | 145.1(103) |
| Larceny | 2736.7(1,929) | 84.5(56) | 1210.9(813) | 2285.3(1,549) | 1608.5(1,142) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 337.7(238) | 0.0(0) | 168.3(113) | 184.4(125) | 15.5(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Delray Beach, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Delray Beach Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Delray Beach calculated?
- Delray Beach's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Delray Beach Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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