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Melbourne crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 21 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Melbourne for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2020.
The city violent crime rate for Melbourne in 2020 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 132.11% and the city property crime rate in Melbourne was higher than the
national property crime rate
average by 56.55%.
In 2020 the city violent crime rate in Melbourne was higher than the
violent crime rate in Florida
by 135.48% and the city property crime rate in Melbourne was higher than the
property crime rate in Florida
by 70.68%.
Property and Violent Crime
Melbourne Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2020 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
589
Arson
13
Burglary
393
Larceny and Theft
1,987
Motor Vehicle Theft
151
Murder and Manslaughter
8
Rape
74
Robbery
86
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
3,295
Property Crime
2,531
Violent Crime
757
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
469
Arson
11
Burglary
138
Larceny and Theft
1,692
Motor Vehicle Theft
196
Murder and Manslaughter
5
Rape
105
Robbery
47
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,779
Property Crime
2,015
Violent Crime
626
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Melbourne, Florida crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Melbourne crime report data for 2026 was projected from 21 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2020.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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