Is Highland Beach, FL Safe?
The D grade means the rate of crime is higher than the average US city. Highland Beach is in the 22nd percentile for safety, meaning 78% of cities are safer and 22% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Highland Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of crime in Highland Beach is 42.83 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Highland Beach generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of crime in Highland Beach may be as high as 1 in 20 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32 in the central part of the city. See the section on interpreting the crime map, however, because comparing rates for crime or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.