[rogerhoward]

Indeed, I was responding to your "pick Florida" by citing statewide statistics. But Melbourne is, itself, significantly worse than average nationwide, and in fact higher than the Florida state average.

https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/melbourne/crime http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Melbourne-Florida.html http://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/melbourne...