The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Key West such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder is 1 in 243. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Key West.įrom our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Key West occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. Now let us turn to take a look at how Key West does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. Regardless of how Key West does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Importantly, when you compare Key West to other communities of similar population, then Key West crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Relative to Florida, Key West has a crime rate that is higher than 68% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Based on FBI crime data, Key West is not one of the safest communities in America. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Key West is 1 in 49. The crime rate in Key West is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 21 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate.

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