Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Melbourne, FL Crime Grade
How Melbourne 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Melbourne, FL was 38.8 per 100,000 residents (34 incidents over a population of 87,601). That puts Melbourne Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 85% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Melbourne (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Melbourne vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 725.5(601) | 692.0(579) | 903.3(757) | 0.0(0) | 38.8(34) |
| Murder | 6.0(5) | 1.2(1) | 9.5(8) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 78.5(65) | 95.6(80) | 88.3(74) | 0.0(0) | 6.8(6) |
| Robbery | 121.9(101) | 104.0(87) | 102.6(86) | 0.0(0) | 5.7(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 519.0(430) | 491.2(411) | 702.8(589) | 0.0(0) | 26.3(23) |
| Property crime | 3565.7(2,954) | 3366.9(2,817) | 3035.6(2,544) | 0.0(0) | 150.7(132) |
| Burglary | 531.1(440) | 524.7(439) | 468.9(393) | 0.0(0) | 17.1(15) |
| Larceny | 2845.1(2,357) | 2652.1(2,219) | 2371.0(1,987) | 0.0(0) | 132.4(116) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 173.8(144) | 172.1(144) | 180.2(151) | 0.0(0) | 1.1(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Melbourne's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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