Cocoa Beach, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cocoa Beach, FL Summary

Crime in Cocoa Beach research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cocoa Beach over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cocoa Beach:

  • There were 312 total crimes committed in Cocoa Beach the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,652.4 total crimes per 100K people in Cocoa Beach.
  • The overall crime rate in Cocoa Beach is 14.12% above the national average.
  • Cocoa Beach ranks #189 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Cocoa Beach ranks #7,691 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cocoa Beach Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cocoa Beach is 2,652.4 per 100,000 people. That's 14.12% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.19% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cocoa Beach
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 312 2,652.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 8.5 5.9 6.3
Robbery 2 17.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 42 357.1 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 48 408.1 383.6 369.8
Burglary 22 187.0 240.6 269.8
Larceny 222 1,887.3 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 170.0 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 264 2,244.3 1,769.4 1,954.4

Cocoa Beach Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cocoa Beach

48
Violent Crimes
408.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
10.35%
Above The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Cocoa Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cocoa Beach is 408.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 245.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cocoa Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 10.35% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 6.38% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cocoa Beach

264
Property Crimes
2,244.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 264 property crimes in Cocoa Beach in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cocoa Beach is 2,244.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cocoa Beach each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.83% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.84% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cocoa Beach

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Melbourne, FL 83,806 3,288 3,923.3 3,020.1 903.3
Titusville, FL 48,979 1,143 2,333.7 1,794.6 539.0
West Melbourne, FL 29,221 459 1,570.8 1,338.1 232.7
Rockledge, FL 28,614 403 1,408.4 1,198.7 209.7
Cocoa, FL 19,618 1,154 5,882.4 4,796.6 1,085.7
Satellite Beach, FL 11,288 110 974.5 868.2 106.3

Cocoa Beach SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
9
Commute
6
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