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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in West Palm Beach, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in West Palm Beach, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around West Palm Beach. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is West Palm Beach, FL safe?
West Palm Beach, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 35 out of 100, grade D, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 17% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 4 ZIP codes range from 18 to 42, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 35 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 17%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 65%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 89
How West Palm Beach compares
West Palm Beach scores 18 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
West Palm Beach lies in Palm Beach County, which has a county Safety Score of 47, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside West Palm Beach.
Neighborhoods inside West Palm Beach
89 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside West Palm Beach, 78 of them mostly inside it. Among those 78, the lowest scores 2, the highest 89, and the middle 80% range from 10 to 69.
Safest ZIP codes in West Palm Beach, 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 West Palm Beach, 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
- Riviera Beach Safety Score 34 · grade D · 4.3 miles
- Palm Springs Safety Score 44 · grade C · 6.1 miles
- North Palm Beach Safety Score 57 · grade C · 7.1 miles
- Greenacres Safety Score 47 · grade C · 7.3 miles
- Lake Worth Beach Safety Score 26 · grade D · 7.5 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach has an estimated 127,744 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 53.8 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 89 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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