Launch Complex 39 · Photo: NASA · Public domainThe police behind North Merritt Island’s crime figures
The closest graded town is Cocoa, 7 miles away, at D. North Merritt Island has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Brevard County. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for North Merritt Island alone, and no Safety Grade. Within a 25-mile drive lie 4 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in North Merritt Island
Policed by the county
North Merritt Island is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for North Merritt Island. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Cocoa (D, 7 mi), Titusville (C, 10 mi), Satellite Beach (A−, 21 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from North Merritt Island. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Brevard County without police of their own, which include North Merritt Island.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa | D | 7 mi | 8.8 | 26.9 |
| Titusville | C | 10 mi | 4.3 | 10.7 |
| Satellite Beach | A− | 21 mi | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| Indian Harbour Beach | B+ | 22 mi | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| West Melbourne | B− | 29 mi | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| Oviedo | B+ | 32 mi | 1.1 | 5.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of North Merritt Island. Nearby towns can differ a lot from North Merritt Island.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on North Merritt Island’s roads in 2019–2023
North Merritt Island had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of North Merritt Island’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so North Merritt Island’s own rate (6.6) is context, not a ranking.
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.
North Merritt Island and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpes | — | — | — |
| Merritt Island | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sharpes and Merritt Island are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- 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 North Merritt Island
Is North Merritt Island, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for North Merritt Island. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Cocoa (D, 7 mi), Titusville (C, 10 mi), Satellite Beach (A−, 21 mi).
Who polices North Merritt Island?
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. North Merritt Island is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Brevard County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 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.