Cocoa, Florida Crime Rate
3 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 20,235
Key Insights
- →Cocoa has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1082.3 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 0.3% from the previous year.
- →1 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 4.9 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: volatile — based on 3 years of data.
- →Safer than 2% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.30 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1082.3
-0.3% YoY
Murder Rate
4.9
1 murders
Property Crime Rate
3553.2
719 total
vs National Avg
↑ 201%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 219
Murder1
Rape11
Robbery37
Aggravated Assault170
Property Crime: 719
Burglary80
Larceny-Theft620
Motor Vehicle Theft19
Arson3
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,235 | 219 | 1082.3 | 1 | 719 | 3553.2 |
| 2022 | 19,618 | 213 | 1085.7 | 0 | 941 | 4796.6 |
| 2020 | 18,769 | 214 | 1140.2 | 3 | 1,101 | 5866.1 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F-
Safety Grade for Cocoa
Based on violent crime rate of 1082.3 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 2% of cities
National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.