Key West, FL carries a PlainCrime C safety grade with violent crime 0% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Key West, FL shows violent crime at 352.3 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 2,259.4 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 0% above the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade C from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
C safety grade
352.3/100K violent
2259.4/100K property
+0% vs U.S.
The verdict
Key West earns a C safety grade: violent crime runs 0% above the U.S. average, placing it higher-crime than most U.S. cities.
C
PlainCrime safety grade
+0%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
25th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
2,259.4
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Key West, FL
Comparable rate records
Key West's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Florida cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Key West's 352.3 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Blountstown (351.6), Parker (348.6), Palm Bay (347.2), Altamonte Springs (340.3). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
Position in the state cohort
Key West sits mid-pack among comparable Florida cities
At 352.3 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Key West ranks 38 of 126 — above 88 of the 125 other Florida cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +82.8% against the cohort median of 192.7. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 4 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 440.6 per 100,000 in 2020 to 352.3 in 2024 (-20.0%). The highest observed value was 477.7 in 2022 and the lowest 352.3 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property counts dominate Key West's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Property rate moved most (2023→2024)
Property Crime Rate
+6.1%
2129.3 → 2259.4/100K
Violent Crime Rate
-1.3%
356.9 → 352.3/100K
Property offenses lead Key West's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs FL
Property Crime
558
2259.4
1030
Larceny-Theft
491
1988.1
-
Burglary
53
214.6
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
14
56.7
-
Arson
2
8.1
-
Violent Crime
87
352.3
210.3
Aggravated Assault
66
267.2
-
Rape
13
52.6
-
Robbery
8
32.4
-
Murder
0
0
-
Key West Crime Trend (2020-2024)
The chart omits 2021 rather than drawing an unsupported zero or partial-coverage dip. The table preserves the year and marks the gap.
Key West property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 4 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
2,259.4/100K↑6.1%vs 2023
Key West violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · fell · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
352.3/100K↓1.3%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
24,060
440.6
1878.6
558
2021
Insufficient reporting
23,681
-
-
-
2022
Comparable
26,169
477.7
2296.6
726
2023
Comparable
25,220
356.9
2129.3
627
2024
Comparable
24,697
352.3
2259.4
645
How Key West sits among FL peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Key West Police Department NIBRS-participating
Key West's crime figures on this page originate from Key West Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Florida
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Florida cities closest to Key West in population. Their populations run from 21,677 to 27,445, against 24,697 here. Or use our
side-by-side compare tool
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These Florida cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Key West's 352.3/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Key West has a violent crime rate of 352.3 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2259.4 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Key West, FL safe? ▼
Key West receives a safety grade of C (Average), with a safety score of 45/100. The violent crime rate is 0% above the national average and 68% above the Florida average.
What is the population of Key West, FL? ▼
The reporting population for Key West is 24,697 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Key West? ▼
In 2024, Key West reported 87 violent crimes and 558 property crimes, for a total of 645 reported offenses.
How do Key West's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Key West recorded about one reported offense per 38 residents and one reported violent offense per 284 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Key West? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Key West's violent crime rate decreased by 1.3%, and the property crime rate increased by 6.1%.
What is the most common crime in Key West? ▼
The most common crime type in Key West is larceny-theft, accounting for 76.1% of all reported crimes (491 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Key West figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Key West, FL rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.