McKee Jungle Gardens · Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY 2.5The police behind Vero Beach South’s crime figures
A 25-mile circle around it holds 3 towns with a grade. Of the graded towns, Vero Beach is the closest, at A. Vero Beach South has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Indian River County. The Indian River 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 Vero Beach South alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Vero Beach South
Policed by the county
Vero Beach South is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Vero Beach South. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Vero Beach (A, 3 mi), Sebastian (B−, 12 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 14 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Vero Beach South. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Indian River County without police of their own, which include Vero Beach South.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Indian River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach | A | 3 mi | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Sebastian | B− | 12 mi | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| Fellsmere | A− | 14 mi | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Palm Bay | C+ | 28 mi | 3.1 | 9.5 |
| Stuart | C− | 31 mi | 3.6 | 19.4 |
| West Melbourne | B− | 34 mi | 1.6 | 11.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Vero Beach South. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Vero Beach South.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
16 people died in crashes on Vero Beach South’s roads in 2019–2023
Vero Beach South had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists.
That is 10.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 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.
Vero Beach South and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach | A | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Florida Ridge | — | — | — |
| South Beach | — | — | — |
| West Vero Corridor | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Florida Ridge, South Beach and West Vero Corridor 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 Vero Beach South
Is Vero Beach South, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Vero Beach South. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Vero Beach (A, 3 mi), Sebastian (B−, 12 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 14 mi).
Who polices Vero Beach South?
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. Vero Beach South is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Indian River County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Vero Beach South.
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.