Photo: GreenGroupMiami · CC BY 3.0On property crime, Palmetto Bay has a higher rate per resident than three in four U.S. towns
The rate the grade counts dropped 20% from 2023 to 2025. Still, its Safety Grade, C+ (#64 of 128 graded towns in Florida), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: more crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns. Per 1,000 residents a year, 1.5 violent crimes and 18.3 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 3.4 and 17.2 in the rest of Florida. Both towns next door with figures record less crime per resident.
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 Palmetto Bay
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Florida towns on Palmetto Bay’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Coral Gables (B−), Cutler Bay (B−). Palmetto Estates is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Pinecrest reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Neighbors ↓
Among Florida towns, closer to the middle
Florida’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Palmetto Bay’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 50% of the 128 Florida towns we grade, against 38% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
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 Palmetto Bay’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Palmetto Bay’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Palmetto Bay property | Rest of Florida property | Palmetto Bay violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Palmetto Bay | Rest of Florida | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Palmetto Bay’s police reported 108 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Palmetto Bay per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
431 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
29 violent and 402 property, as reported to the FBI by Palmetto Bay’s police.
Four people died in crashes on Palmetto Bay’s roads in 2019–2023
Palmetto Bay had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is fewer than 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 Palmetto Bay’s size would see about 14 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Palmetto Bay’s own rate (3.2) 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.
Palmetto Bay and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Cutler Bay | B− | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Palmetto Estates | — | — | — |
| Pinecrest | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Palmetto Estates is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own. Pinecrest reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Hialeah Gardens | B | 0.7 | 12.6 |
| Tarpon Springs | C+ | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Temple Terrace | C | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| Key West | C− | 3.3 | 19.7 |
| Bartow | C− | 4.1 | 16.6 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Palmetto Bay’s population (24,886), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Palmetto Bay. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Palmetto Bay’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (25,682 in 2025); our figure for Palmetto Bay is 24,886 (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 Palmetto Bay
Is Palmetto Bay, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Palmetto Bay reports more crime per resident than 62% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #64 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 Palmetto Bay?
1.5 violent and 18.3 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 Palmetto Bay safer than Coral Gables?
Coral Gables reports less crime per resident than Palmetto Bay: Coral Gables grades B− for safety and Palmetto Bay C+. Coral Gables’s police reported 0.7 violent and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Palmetto Bay?
Palmetto Bay’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Palmetto Bay”. 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.