Wellington, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wellington, FL Summary

Crime in Wellington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wellington 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 Wellington:

  • There were 683 total crimes committed in Wellington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,117.5 total crimes per 100K people in Wellington.
  • The overall crime rate in Wellington is -51.92% below the national average.
  • Wellington ranks #61 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Wellington ranks #4,126 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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Wellington Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wellington is 1,117.5 per 100,000 people. That's -51.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.10% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wellington
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 683 1,117.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 4 6.5 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 58 94.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 79 129.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 34 55.6 240.6 269.8
Larceny 527 862.3 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 70.4 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 604 988.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

Wellington 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 Wellington

79
Violent Crimes
129.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 violent crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wellington is 129.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 773.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.05% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.30% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wellington

604
Property Crimes
988.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 604 property crimes in Wellington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wellington is 988.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wellington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.44% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.15% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wellington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Palm Beach, FL 113,268 4,725 4,171.5 3,409.6 761.9
Boynton Beach, FL 79,913 2,317 2,899.4 2,244.9 654.5
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58,629 1,064 1,814.8 1,703.9 110.9
Royal Palm Beach, FL 38,988 585 1,500.5 1,290.1 210.3
Palm Springs, FL 25,451 1,072 4,212.0 3,080.4 1,131.6
North Palm Beach, FL 13,255 101 762.0 671.4 90.5
Lantana, FL 12,825 512 3,992.2 3,321.6 670.6

Wellington SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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