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Melbourne, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Melbourne crime rate is higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #239

Melbourne, FL	2,859.15
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Melbourne, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Melbourne, FL	Count	2	58	119	432	460	2,533	109	27
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	2.6	74.6	153.0	555.3	591.3	3,255.9	140.1	34.7	2,377
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Melbourne, FL	Count	6	61	136	454	741	2,526	110	18
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	7.8	78.9	176.0	587.5	958.9	3,268.8	142.3	23.3	2,732
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Melbourne, FL	Count	6	48	133	471	648	2,607	119	15
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	7.8	62.2	172.4	610.6	840.1	3,379.9	154.3	19.4	2,640
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Melbourne, FL	Count	3	25	158	564	873	3,021	116	12
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	3.9	32.4	204.9	731.5	1,132.2	3,918.0	150.4	15.6	2,881
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Melbourne, FL	Count	7	28	144	506	771	2,769	132	13
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	9.0	36.0	184.9	649.9	990.2	3,556.3	169.5	16.7	2,712
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Melbourne, FL	Count	6	24	192	684	737	3,058	185	7
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	7.7	30.8	246.6	878.6	946.6	3,927.9	237.6	9.0	3,093
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Melbourne, FL	Count	8	31	222	708	977	2,991	234	13
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	10.4	40.1	287.2	916.1	1,264.1	3,870.0	302.8	16.8	3,455
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Melbourne, FL	Count	2	15	174	596	926	2,741	275	14
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	2.6	19.3	224.0	767.3	1,192.1	3,528.7	354.0	18.0	2,895
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Melbourne, FL	Count	2	30	211	641	928	2,840	242	9
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	2.6	38.5	270.7	822.4	1,190.7	3,643.9	310.5	11.5	3,122
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Melbourne, FL	Count	1	30	124	529	884	2,557	216	15
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	1.3	38.9	160.9	686.4	1,147.1	3,317.9	280.3	19.5	2,686
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Melbourne, FL	49.56
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Melbourne, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Melbourne, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Melbourne, FL	Count	2	1	1	0	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Melbourne, FL	Count	9	4	2	3	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	11.7	5.2	2.6	3.9	0.0	0.0	116
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Melbourne, FL	Count	4	1	0	2	1	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	5.2	1.3	0.0	2.6	1.3	0.0	51
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Melbourne, FL	Count	2	0	2	0	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Melbourne, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Melbourne, FL	Count	6	4	2	0	0	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	7.8	5.2	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	77
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Melbourne, FL	Count	9	5	2	1	1	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	11.6	6.4	2.6	1.3	1.3	0.0	115
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Melbourne, FL	Count	3	1	1	0	1	0
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	3.8	1.3	1.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	38
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Melbourne, FL	2.38
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Melbourne, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Melbourne, FL	Count	211	158	53
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	273.0	204.5	68.6	2.39
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2011	Melbourne, FL	Count	226	163	63
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	293.1	211.4	81.7	2.52
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Melbourne, FL	Count	235	168	67
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	301.8	215.8	86.1	2.59
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Melbourne, FL	Count	233	166	67
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	299.3	213.2	86.1	2.56
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Melbourne, FL	Count	237	170	67
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	306.7	220.0	86.7	2.63
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Melbourne, FL	Count	234	171	63
	Melbourne, FL	Per 100,000	301.2	220.1	81.1	2.61
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Melbourne, FL	Count	221	160	61
2005	Melbourne, FL	Count	223	162	61