West Melbourne, FL carries a PlainCrime B safety grade with violent crime 57% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, West Melbourne, FL shows violent crime at 153 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,197.7 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 57% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade B from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
B safety grade
153/100K violent
1197.7/100K property
-57% vs U.S.
The verdict
West Melbourne earns a B safety grade: violent crime runs 57% below the U.S. average, placing it close to the national middle for violent crime.
B
PlainCrime safety grade
-57%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
56th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
1,197.7
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for West Melbourne, FL
Comparable rate records
West Melbourne's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Florida cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to West Melbourne's 153.0 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Sebastian (153.0), Clewiston (152.5), South Pasadena (151.9), Palmetto Bay (148.5). 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.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 4 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 191.8 per 100,000 in 2020 to 153.0 in 2024 (-20.2%). The highest observed value was 232.7 in 2022 and the lowest 153.0 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property-offense composition
Larceny-theft dominates the property total more than it does across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 93.1% of reported property offenses in West Melbourne, against a cohort median of 81.5%. The remainder is burglary (18) and motor vehicle theft (7). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
Position in the state cohort
West Melbourne sits mid-pack among comparable Florida cities
At 153.0 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, West Melbourne ranks 74 of 126 — above 52 of the 125 other Florida cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is -25.1% against the cohort median of 204.3. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate West Melbourne'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.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
-9.8%
169.7 → 153/100K
Property Crime Rate
-2.7%
1231.5 → 1197.7/100K
Property offenses lead West Melbourne's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
Property Crime
360
1197.7
1711
Larceny-Theft
335
1114.5
-
Burglary
18
59.9
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
7
23.3
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
46
153
352
Aggravated Assault
35
116.4
-
Robbery
7
23.3
-
Rape
4
13.3
-
Murder
0
0
-
West Melbourne 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.
West Melbourne property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 4 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
1,197.7/100K↓2.7%vs 2023
West Melbourne violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · fell · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
153/100K↓9.8%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
25,020
191.8
1546.8
435
2021
Insufficient reporting
27,796
-
-
-
2022
Comparable
29,221
232.7
1341.5
460
2023
Comparable
30,045
169.7
1231.5
421
2024
Comparable
30,057
153
1197.7
406
How West Melbourne sits among FL peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
West Melbourne Police Department NIBRS-participating
West Melbourne's crime figures on this page originate from West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne in population. Their populations run from 26,119 to 33,435, against 30,057 here. Or use our
side-by-side compare tool
to benchmark two cities directly.
These Florida cities report the closest violent-crime rates to West Melbourne's 153/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
West Melbourne has a violent crime rate of 153 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1197.7 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is West Melbourne, FL safe? ▼
West Melbourne receives a safety grade of B (Above Average), with a safety score of 74/100. The violent crime rate is 57% below the national average and 27% below the Florida average.
What is the population of West Melbourne, FL? ▼
The reporting population for West Melbourne is 30,057 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in West Melbourne? ▼
In 2024, West Melbourne reported 46 violent crimes and 360 property crimes, for a total of 406 reported offenses.
How do West Melbourne's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, West Melbourne recorded about one reported offense per 74 residents and one reported violent offense per 653 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in West Melbourne? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, West Melbourne's violent crime rate decreased by 9.8%, and the property crime rate decreased by 2.7%.
What is the most common crime in West Melbourne? ▼
The most common crime type in West Melbourne is larceny-theft, accounting for 82.5% of all reported crimes (335 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: West Melbourne 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 West Melbourne, FL rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.