Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Palatka, FL Crime Grade
How Palatka 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
8/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Palatka, FL was 419.4 per 100,000 residents (46 incidents over a population of 10,968). That puts Palatka 29% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 63% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Palatka #3,091 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #122 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 51% year over year and up 1360% over the last five years.
Palatka, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 419.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,091 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #122 of 163
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 51%
- 5-year change
- up 1360%
- Population
- 10,968
- Reporting agency
- Palatka Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Palatka Police Department (FBI ORI FL0540100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Palatka, FL
Also known as
- Pilatka
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Palatka (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Palatka 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 28.7(3) | 575.5(61) | 602.0(64) | 277.4(30) | 419.4(46) |
| Murder | 19.1(2) | 9.4(1) | 18.8(2) | 0.0(0) | 18.2(2) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 18.9(2) | 18.8(2) | 18.5(2) | 18.2(2) |
| Robbery | 9.6(1) | 18.9(2) | 47.0(5) | 27.7(3) | 54.7(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 528.4(56) | 517.3(55) | 231.1(25) | 328.2(36) |
| Property crime | 450.0(47) | 3377.7(358) | 3320.2(353) | 3707.5(401) | 2789.9(306) |
| Burglary | 47.9(5) | 132.1(14) | 141.1(15) | 203.4(22) | 109.4(12) |
| Larceny | 335.1(35) | 3038.0(322) | 3056.8(325) | 3393.1(367) | 2571.1(282) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 67.0(7) | 198.1(21) | 103.5(11) | 101.7(11) | 100.3(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Palatka, 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 Palatka 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 Palatka calculated?
- Palatka'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 Palatka 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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