▁ 8 , 2 9 5   people ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Business ▁Research , ▁this ▁translated ▁to ▁ 7 . 3 5   o ffic ers ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   people , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁Florida ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 . 4 9   o ffic ers ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0   people . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁department ▁made ▁ 2 , 0 3 9   arr ests ▁– ▁equal ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 4 , 5 8 1   arr ests ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0   people , ▁the ▁highest ▁arrest ▁rate ▁in ▁Florida ▁and ▁over ▁seven fold ▁the ▁state ▁average . ▁However , ▁many ▁arr ests ▁were ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁non - vi ol ent ▁cr imes , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁involving ▁auto ▁the ft , ▁criminal ▁traffic ▁cit ations , ▁fra ud , ▁and ▁sc ams . ▁The ▁police ▁department ▁reported ▁no ▁ra pes ▁or ▁hom ic ides ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Fire f ight ing ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁days , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁dep ended ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁for ▁fire f ight ing ▁efforts . ▁The ▁Flag ler ▁Alert s , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁fire f ight ing ▁group ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Fire ▁Department , ▁respond ed ▁to ▁fires ▁in