Healthcare & Safety in Cocoa
Cocoa's two most-cited crime-data sources disagree sharply -- CrimeGrade.org gives the city an A- grade, while NeighborhoodScout describes its crime rate as one of the highest in the country -- a real, unresolved disagreement worth disclosing rather than picking a side. On healthcare, Cocoa has no hospital of its own; the nearest Health First facility, Cape Canaveral Hospital, sits across the causeway in neighboring Cocoa Beach.
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Learn moreCrimeGrade: An A- Grade
CrimeGrade.org gives Cocoa an overall A- grade, citing a combined crime rate of 16.13 per 1,000 residents in a typical year and placing the city in the 77th percentile nationally for safety -- meaning it reads safer than 77% of cities but less safe than 23%.
NeighborhoodScout: A Starkly Different Read
NeighborhoodScout puts Cocoa's crime rate at 47 per 1,000 residents, describing it as one of the highest in the country compared to all U.S. communities of all sizes, with roughly a 1-in-21 chance of being a victim of violent or property crime in a given year -- a dramatically different conclusion than CrimeGrade's A- grade.
Why the Disagreement, and How to Use This
CrimeGrade and NeighborhoodScout use different underlying data pulls, normalization methods, and comparison baselines -- a known, general source of disagreement between the two platforms. Rather than picking whichever grade sounds better, the honest takeaway is that these two well-known, differently-methodologied sources reach opposite conclusions about the same small city, and a prospective resident should not treat either alone as settled fact. No specific neighborhood is named or ranked here, per site policy -- check current data for a specific address directly before deciding.
No Hospital in Cocoa Itself
Cocoa has no hospital inside city limits. The nearest Health First facility, Cape Canaveral Hospital, is located across the causeway at 701 W Cocoa Beach Causeway in neighboring Cocoa Beach, offering 24/7 emergency care, diagnostic imaging, surgical services, and intensive care as a full-service acute-care hospital. Anyone relocating to Cocoa with ongoing or emergency medical needs should factor in that short but real drive to the nearest hospital.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade.org gives Cocoa an overall A- grade (16.13/1,000 combined rate, 77th percentile for safety); NeighborhoodScout describes Cocoa's crime rate as one of the highest in the country (47/1,000, roughly 1-in-21 victim odds) -- a sharp, unresolved disagreement between two legitimate sources.
- No specific neighborhood is named or ranked here as higher- or lower-crime -- check current, address-specific data directly.
- Cocoa has no hospital inside city limits; the nearest Health First facility, Cape Canaveral Hospital, is across the causeway in Cocoa Beach.
- Cape Canaveral Hospital offers 24/7 emergency care and full acute-care services as a Health First facility.
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