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Safety in Marathon

Safety in Marathon

Marathon doesn’t have its own figures in the FBI’s crime data. Smaller towns are often patrolled by the county sheriff or state police, whose numbers cover a wider area, and some departments don’t report a full year.

Nearest ER
4.6 mi
Fishermen's Community Hospital
Storm & flood risk
Very high
higher than 93% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Marathon

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Marathon plans for.

Coastal Flood StatementCoastal Flood Statement issued October 2 at 4:01AM EDT until October 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Marathon.

Nearest emergency roomFishermen's Community Hospital

Marathon · 4.6 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
Very highFEMA riskLowerHigher
HurricanesCoastal flooding

Expected damage is higher than in 93% of U.S. communities. 2,134 paid flood insurance claims since 1998.

Natural hazards in Marathon →

Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

Next door

Marathon and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Key Colony Beach: not gradedKey Colony BeachMarathon
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: Key Colony Beach.

Heads-up board

Neighbors looking out for each other in Marathon.

Town Square →
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Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.

Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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