Photo: Stephen B Calvert Clariosophic · CC BY-SA 3.0Safety in Palm City: figures, but no grade
Within a 25-mile drive lie 4 towns that have a grade. Inside a 10-mile circle, only Stuart carries a grade. Palm City has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Martin County. The Martin 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 Palm City alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Palm City
Policed by the county
Palm City is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Martin County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Martin County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Palm City. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Stuart (C−, 3 mi), Tequesta (A, 18 mi), Jupiter (A, 21 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palm City. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Martin County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Martin County without police of their own, which include Palm City.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Martin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart | C− | 3 mi | 3.6 | 19.4 |
| Tequesta | A | 18 mi | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Jupiter | A | 21 mi | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | B− | 24 mi | 0.9 | 15.4 |
| Juno Beach | B+ | 25 mi | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| North Palm Beach | A− | 29 mi | 0.9 | 5.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Palm City. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palm City.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Palm City’s roads in 2019–2023
Palm City had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is fewer than is typical for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (9.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Palm City’s size would see about 13 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Palm City’s own rate (3.8) 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.
Palm City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North River Shores | — | — | — |
| Stuart | C− | 3.6 | 19.4 |
| Port St. Lucie | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North River Shores is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Port St. Lucie reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
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 Palm City
Is Palm City, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Palm City. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Stuart (C−, 3 mi), Tequesta (A, 18 mi), Jupiter (A, 21 mi).
Who polices Palm City?
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office. Palm City is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Martin County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Palm City.
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.