Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Vero Beach, FL Crime Grade
How Vero 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Vero Beach, FL was 67.2 per 100,000 residents (12 incidents over a population of 17,851). That puts Vero Beach 79% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 74% below the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Vero Beach #736 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 81% of them, and #16 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 48% year over year and down 78% over the last five years.
Vero Beach, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 67.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #736 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #16 of 163
- Safer than
- 81% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 48%
- 5-year change
- down 78%
- Population
- 17,851
- Reporting agency
- Vero Beach Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Vero Beach Police Department (FBI ORI FL0310300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Vero Beach (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Vero 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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 308.5(54) | 191.3(34) | 74.5(13) | 45.4(8) | 67.2(12) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.6(1) |
| Rape | 34.3(6) | 5.6(1) | 11.5(2) | 11.3(2) | 11.2(2) |
| Robbery | 45.7(8) | 33.8(6) | 5.7(1) | 5.7(1) | 5.6(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 228.5(40) | 151.9(27) | 57.3(10) | 28.4(5) | 44.8(8) |
| Property crime | 1965.4(344) | 1406.4(250) | 539.1(94) | 272.4(48) | 504.2(90) |
| Burglary | 262.8(46) | 208.1(37) | 68.8(12) | 28.4(5) | 56.0(10) |
| Larceny | 1571.2(275) | 1068.9(190) | 470.2(82) | 244.0(43) | 448.2(80) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 125.7(22) | 129.4(23) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Vero 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 Vero 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 Vero Beach calculated?
- Vero 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 Vero 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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