Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Margate has a violent crime rate of 167 per 100,000 residents, 56% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 102.7 per 100,000, robbery at 47.2, rape at 15.2. The murder rate is 1.7 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,575 per 100,000, 20% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,231, burglary at 167, vehicle theft at 177 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 276 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Margate receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Margate vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)