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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Palm Bay, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Palm Bay, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Palm Bay. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Palm Bay, FL safe?
Palm Bay, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 62 out of 100, grade B, above the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 52% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 4 ZIP codes range from 40 to 71, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 62 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 52%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 24%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 71
How Palm Bay compares
Palm Bay scores 9 points above the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Palm Bay lies in Brevard County, which has a county Safety Score of 62, grade B.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Palm Bay.
Neighborhoods inside Palm Bay
71 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Palm Bay, 63 of them mostly inside it. Among those 63, the lowest scores 3, the highest 87, and the middle 80% range from 20 to 87.
Safest ZIP codes in Palm Bay, FL
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Palm Bay, FL
Showing all 4 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- West Melbourne Safety Score 62 · grade B · 5.1 miles
- Melbourne Safety Score 38 · grade D · 8.2 miles
- Satellite Beach Safety Score 80 · grade A · 13 miles
- Sebastian Safety Score 59 · grade C · 18 miles
- Rockledge Safety Score 66 · grade B · 23 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Palm Bay
Palm Bay has an estimated 142,023 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 86.4 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 71 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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