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Palm Bay Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Palm Bay crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Palm Bay for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Palm Bay in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 17.14% and the city property crime rate in Palm Bay was lower than the national property crime rate average by 45.93%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Palm Bay was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 4.06% and the city property crime rate in Palm Bay was lower than the property crime rate in Florida by 29.44%.

Property and Violent Crime
Palm Bay Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Palm Bay Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Palm Bay Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault289
Arson7
Burglary218
Larceny and Theft1,000
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter4
Rape57
Robbery52
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,898
Property Crime1,229
Violent Crime402
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault243
Arson3
Burglary178
Larceny and Theft1,020
Motor Vehicle Theft33
Murder and Manslaughter8
Rape68
Robbery58
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,900
Property Crime1,231
Violent Crime376

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Palm Bay Property Crime

Palm Bay Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Palm Bay Crime 2025

Palm Bay Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Palm Bay Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Palm Bay Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Palm Bay, 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 Palm Bay crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

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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