Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Palm Bay, FL Crime Grade
How Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay, FL was 268.8 per 100,000 residents (398 incidents over a population of 148,091). That puts Palm Bay Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 5% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Palm Bay #2,485 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 34% of them, and #91 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 24% year over year and down 13% over the last five years.
Palm Bay, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 268.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,485 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #91 of 163
- Safer than
- 34% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 24%
- 5-year change
- down 13%
- Population
- 148,091
- Reporting agency
- Palm Bay Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Palm Bay Police Department (FBI ORI FL0051200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Palm Bay (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Palm Bay 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 | 307.7(364) | 302.1(380) | 321.5(431) | 355.0(501) | 268.8(398) |
| Murder | 5.1(6) | 4.8(6) | 5.2(7) | 9.2(13) | 2.7(4) |
| Rape | 61.7(73) | 66.0(83) | 50.7(68) | 53.1(75) | 39.2(58) |
| Robbery | 27.9(33) | 28.6(36) | 40.3(54) | 51.0(72) | 35.8(53) |
| Aggravated assault | 213.0(252) | 202.8(255) | 225.3(302) | 241.6(341) | 191.1(283) |
| Property crime | 984.8(1,165) | 987.5(1,242) | 1050.4(1,408) | 1030.2(1,454) | 833.3(1,234) |
| Burglary | 113.3(134) | 118.5(149) | 126.8(170) | 230.3(325) | 147.9(219) |
| Larceny | 870.7(1,030) | 867.5(1,091) | 914.7(1,226) | 734.0(1,036) | 673.2(997) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.2(7) | 63.1(89) | 7.4(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay 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 Palm Bay calculated?
- Palm Bay'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 Palm Bay 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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