Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Reported crime per resident in Boca Raton fell 33% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Boca Raton grades C+ for safety (#59 of 128 graded towns in Florida, and #53 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Boca Raton
Boca Raton reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 3 Florida towns on Boca Raton’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Delray Beach (C−). Deerfield Beach and Highland Beach have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Florida towns, closer to the middle
Florida’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Boca Raton’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 54% of the 128 Florida towns we grade, against 41% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
Boca Raton’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 1.0 per 100,000 residents a year, below the rest of Florida (4.8) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: below the rest of Florida
31.0 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (26 reported in 2025), below the rest of Florida (55.3) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Boca Raton reports less crime per resident than 84% (#53). Places like it ↓
A college town
Boca Raton is home to Florida Atlantic University, with 24,616 students taking classes on campus (federal college data), and 11% of residents are enrolled in college (Census). Students who live in town count as residents, so they are part of the per-resident rate. How to read it ↓
A job center
Boca Raton has 106,933 jobs based in town for 101,582 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Boca Raton’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Boca Raton’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (16.2) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Florida.
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| Year | Boca Raton property | Rest of Florida property | Boca Raton violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 16.8 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Boca Raton’s police reported 1 homicides, 26 robberies and 118 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Florida and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Boca Raton | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.2 | 61.9 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 33.8 | 57.7 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 25.2 | 46.9 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 13 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
1,441 crimes reported in 2025
118 violent and 1,323 property, as reported to the FBI by Boca Raton’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
65 people died in crashes on Boca Raton’s roads in 2019–2023
Boca Raton had 59 fatal crashes in five years, in which 65 people died; 10 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 26 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 13.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 100,000+ people (13.1, 27 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Boca Raton and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | C+ | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| Deerfield Beach | — | — | — |
| Highland Beach | — | — | — |
| Delray Beach | C− | 3.2 | 19.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Deerfield Beach and Highland Beach have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | C+ | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| North Port | B+ | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Clearwater | C | 2.8 | 15.8 |
| Plantation | C | 1.9 | 19.5 |
| Miami Gardens | C | 3.2 | 17.2 |
| Fort Myers | C− | 5.2 | 13.5 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Boca Raton’s population (101,582), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Boca Raton. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Boca Raton’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (103,261 in 2025); our figure for Boca Raton is 101,582 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Boca Raton
Is Boca Raton, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Boca Raton reports more crime per resident than 59% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #59 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Boca Raton?
1.5 violent and 16.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.4 and 17.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Boca Raton?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Boca Raton in 2025?
Boca Raton’s police reported 1 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 1.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Boca Raton safer than Delray Beach?
Delray Beach reports more crime per resident than Boca Raton: Delray Beach grades C− for safety and Boca Raton C+. Delray Beach’s police reported 3.2 violent and 19.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Boca Raton?
Boca Raton’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Boca Raton”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.