Belleview, FL carries a PlainCrime D safety grade with violent crime 21% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Belleview, FL shows violent crime at 425.1 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 3,009.7 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 21% above the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade D from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
D safety grade
425.1/100K violent
3009.7/100K property
+21% vs U.S.
The verdict
Belleview earns a D safety grade: violent crime runs 21% above the U.S. average, placing it among the highest-crime cities in the country.
D
PlainCrime safety grade
+21%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
18th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
3,009.7
property crimes per 100K
Based on 25 reported violent incidents in a population of 5,881. At this volume, one additional or one fewer report can shift the rate and letter grade noticeably; small-city crime counts are inherently more volatile year to year than large-city counts, so treat this grade as a data point, not a precise ranking.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Belleview, FL
Small-count caution
The violent-crime count is small enough that the derived rate is unstable
Belleview reported 25 violent offences in 2024 against a population of 5,881. At this volume one additional or one fewer report moves the per-100,000 rate noticeably, so the figure is better read as a data point than as a precise measurement, and year-to-year swings here are expected.
Comparable rate records
Belleview's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Florida cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Belleview's 425.1 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Brooksville (426.3), Delray Beach (422.0), Apopka (430.8), Temple Terrace (417.6). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
Position in the state cohort
Belleview reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Florida cities
At 425.1 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Belleview ranks 31 of 126 — above 95 of the 125 other Florida cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +120.6% against the cohort median of 192.7. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 4 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 580.5 per 100,000 in 2020 to 425.1 in 2024 (-26.8%). The highest observed value was 580.5 in 2020 and the lowest 0.0 in 2022. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property-offense composition
Burglary and vehicle theft carry more of the property total than they do across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 72.9% of reported property offenses in Belleview, against a cohort median of 81.8%. The remainder is burglary (42) and motor vehicle theft (6). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
Property counts dominate Belleview's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Based on 25 reported violent incidents in a population of 5,881. At this volume, one additional or one fewer report can shift the rate and letter grade noticeably; small-city crime counts are inherently more volatile year to year than large-city counts, so treat this grade as a data point, not a precise ranking.
Small-city offense counts above are voluntary UCR submissions, not neighbourhood advice. Year-to-year swings can look large when the population base is modest.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
+1125.1%
34.7 → 425.1/100K
Property Crime Rate
+458.8%
538.6 → 3009.7/100K
Property offenses lead Belleview's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs FL
Property Crime
177
3009.7
1030
Larceny-Theft
129
2193.5
-
Burglary
42
714.2
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
6
102
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
25
425.1
210.3
Aggravated Assault
15
255.1
-
Murder
6
102
-
Rape
3
51
-
Robbery
1
17
-
Belleview Crime Trend (2020-2024)
The chart omits 2021 rather than drawing an unsupported zero or partial-coverage dip. The table preserves the year and marks the gap.
Belleview property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 4 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
3,009.7/100K↑458.8%vs 2023
Belleview violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · fell · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
425.1/100K↑1125.1%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
5,168
580.5
3792.6
226
2021
Insufficient reporting
5,279
-
-
-
2022
Comparable
5,726
0
87.3
5
2023
Comparable
5,756
34.7
538.6
33
2024
Comparable
5,881
425.1
3009.7
202
How Belleview sits among FL peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Belleview Police Department NIBRS-participating
Belleview's crime figures on this page originate from Belleview Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Florida
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Florida cities closest to Belleview in population. Their populations run from 4,958 to 6,504, against 5,881 here. Or use our
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These Florida cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Belleview's 425.1/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Belleview has a violent crime rate of 425.1 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 3009.7 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Belleview, FL safe? ▼
Belleview receives a safety grade of D (Below Average), with a safety score of 31/100. The violent crime rate is 21% above the national average and 102% above the Florida average.
What is the population of Belleview, FL? ▼
The reporting population for Belleview is 5,881 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Belleview? ▼
In 2024, Belleview reported 25 violent crimes and 177 property crimes, for a total of 202 reported offenses.
How do Belleview's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Belleview recorded about one reported offense per 29 residents and one reported violent offense per 235 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Belleview? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Belleview's violent crime rate increased by 1125.1%, and the property crime rate increased by 458.8%.
What is the most common crime in Belleview? ▼
The most common crime type in Belleview is larceny-theft, accounting for 63.9% of all reported crimes (129 incidents in 2024).
Small-city read: Belleview is sourced from FBI UCR Table 8 for 2024; rates use that row's population.
Small-city rows use the same per-100,000 formula; a few unreported years can leave gaps in the trend table. Verify the agency's submission on FBI.gov UCR.
Disclaimer (small city): UCR counts here are informational only. They are not a victimization probability. Source: FBI UCR Program.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Belleview, FL rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.