State crime profile · 2024

Florida Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 126 cities and 37 of 67 counties in Florida (FL), ranked safest to most dangerous from 833 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

210.3
Violent / 100K
1,030
Property / 100K
126
Cities
37
Counties

Florida violent crime is 210.3 per 100,000, 40% below the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Florida records 210.3 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 40% below the national average (about the 6th-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 210.3 violent crimes per 100K
  • -40% vs. the U.S. average
  • 2,179 Miami violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 45
  • 943.1/100K Riviera Beach rate #1 (volume #9)

How safe is Florida? FBI UCR data snapshot

Florida (FL) reported 49,153 violent crimes and 240,730 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 833 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 210.3 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1030 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 23,372,215. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 126 Florida cities and 37 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Florida below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 457.8 to 210.3 per 100,000, a decline of 54.1%. City-level detail pages within Florida include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Florida ranks nationally

Florida vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

210 Safer than 88% among 51 U.S. states

FL 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 23,372,215 49,153 210.3 240,730 1030
2023 22,610,726 51,872 229.4 246,667 1090.9
2022 22,244,823 61,324 275.7 275,135 1236.8
2021 21,781,128 20,815 95.6 87,195 400.3
2020 21,733,312 83,117 382.4 384,263 1768.1
2019 21,477,737 81,095 377.6 461,047 2146.6
2018 21,299,325 81,922 384.6 486,672 2284.9
2017 20,984,400 85,563 407.7 528,175 2517
2016 20,612,439 88,501 429.4 553,983 2687.6
2015 20,271,272 93,412 460.8 570,459 2814.1
2014 19,893,297 91,065 457.8 583,600 2933.7

Cities in Florida

Safest cities in Florida

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Dunedin is the safest sizeable city in Florida, at 80.8 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Florida

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Riviera Beach reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Florida, at 943.1 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Miami recorded 2,179 violent-crime reports (#1 of 45) at 473.3 per 100,000 (rate #13). Riviera Beach recorded 368 (#9) at 943.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Florida cities

Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.

/100K

What this shows Miami recorded 2,179 violent-crime reports (#1 of 45) at 473.3 per 100,000 (rate #13). Riviera Beach recorded 368 (#9) at 943.1 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Florida's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Florida's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 84 797 Violent crime per 100K → 703 3,293 Property crime per 100K → Miami Tampa St. Petersburg Gainesville SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Florida's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
Read the chart as a list
  • Miami: 473 violent, 2995 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Tampa: 445 violent, 1465 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • St. Petersburg: 620 violent, 2459 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Gainesville: 738 violent, 2704 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Palm Bay: 347 violent, 1018 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Coral Springs: 137 violent, 1094 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • West Palm Beach: 576 violent, 2138 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Miami Gardens: 415 violent, 2430 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Boca Raton: 171 violent, 1677 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Plantation: 210 violent, 2273 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • North Port: 94 violent, 781 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Kissimmee: 492 violent, 1895 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Boynton Beach: 417 violent, 2283 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Ocala: 500 violent, 3049 property per 100,000 (grade F)
A

Florida safety livability score: 90/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    210.3/100K · B (88th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1030/100K · A (92th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Miami 460,392
473.3
D
Tampa 408,646
444.6
C
St. Petersburg 264,999
619.6
F
Gainesville 147,022
738
F
Palm Bay 141,137
347.2
C
Coral Springs 135,157
136.9
A
West Palm Beach 126,427
575.8
F
Miami Gardens 110,466
414.6
D
Boca Raton 100,557
171
B
Plantation 98,100
210
C
North Port 93,930
93.7
A
Kissimmee 81,967
491.7
D
Boynton Beach 81,473
417.3
D
Ocala 70,046
499.7
F
St. Cloud 68,966
188.5
A
Delray Beach 67,780
422
D
Sanford 66,900
542.6
D
Wellington 61,652
129.8
A
Apopka 60,583
430.8
D
Winter Haven 59,450
235.5
B
Sarasota 58,432
549.4
D
Bradenton 57,503
448.7
D
Pinellas Park 53,481
233.7
C
Titusville 49,970
518.3
D
Altamonte Springs 44,956
340.3
C
Greenacres City 44,143
244.7
B
Cutler Bay 43,290
147.8
B
North Miami Beach 42,574
582.5
F
Oviedo 41,656
105.6
A
Lake Worth 41,324
730.8
F
Haines City 41,035
131.6
A
Royal Palm Beach 39,654
158.9
B
Riviera Beach 39,021
943.1
F
Aventura 38,317
164.4
C
Panama City 36,646
649.5
F
Dunedin 35,885
80.8
A
Leesburg 33,435
379.8
C
Miami Lakes 31,511
101.6
A
Casselberry 31,166
282.4
C
West Melbourne 30,057
153
B
Crestview 29,903
214
B
Winter Park 29,853
204.3
B
Sebastian 27,445
153
A
Temple Terrace 27,062
417.6
C
Tarpon Springs 26,119
237.4
B
Key West 24,697
352.3
C
Palmetto Bay 24,245
148.5
B
Hialeah Gardens 22,065
63.4
A
Tavares 21,790
64.2
A+
Sunny Isles Beach 21,762
133.3
A
Auburndale 21,677
216.8
B
Lynn Haven 21,152
141.8
A
Bartow 20,948
491.7
D
Sweetwater 20,733
101.3
B
Cocoa 20,235
1,082.3
F
Stuart 20,109
308.3
C
Seminole 19,201
192.7
B
Maitland 19,136
125.4
A
Village of Pinecrest 17,963
94.6
A
Vero Beach 17,622
45.4
A+
Davenport 17,456
74.5
A+
Longwood 17,298
242.8
B
Safety Harbor 16,924
130
A
Belle Glade 16,880
1,327
F
Lake Wales 16,813
243.9
B
Lake Mary 16,669
138
A
Marco Island 16,362
61.1
A+
Oldsmar 14,801
121.6
B
Key Biscayne 14,306
55.9
A
Palmetto 13,662
607.5
F
North Palm Beach 13,082
84.1
A
Atlantic Beach 13,079
160.6
B
Florida City 12,441
2,290.8
F
South Miami 12,106
446.1
D
Gulfport 11,618
309.9
C
Miami Shores 11,476
252.7
C
Palatka 10,816
268.1
C
Lighthouse Point 10,512
47.6
A
Brooksville 10,086
426.3
C
Palm Beach 9,262
172.7
B
Indian Harbour Beach 9,020
144.1
A
Lake Park 8,959
580.4
F
St. Pete Beach 8,687
310.8
C
Springfield 8,330
804.3
F
Arcadia 7,986
513.4
D
Marianna 7,670
208.6
B
Lake Alfred 7,649
78.4
A
Longboat Key 7,484
0
A+
Clewiston 7,212
152.5
A
DeFuniak Springs 7,053
382.8
C
Gulf Breeze 6,991
14.3
A+
Neptune Beach 6,914
130.2
A
Treasure Island 6,504
184.5
B
Tequesta 6,128
114.2
A
Westlake 6,121
65.3
A
Belleview 5,881
425.1
D
Bay Harbor Islands 5,610
35.7
A
Pahokee 5,567
1,131.7
F
South Pasadena 5,268
151.9
B
Fellsmere 5,032
59.6
A
Showing the 100 largest of 126 reporting cities. Browse all 126 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Florida

37 of 67 Census county-equivalents (55.2%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Florida, violent crime per 100K

Top 8 counties by population, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Alachua
Baker
Bay
Brevard
Charlotte
Clay
Collier
Columbia
DeSoto
Duval
Flagler
Gulf
Hardee
Hendry
Hernando
Hillsborough
Jefferson
Lee
Leon
Madison
Marion
Martin
Miami-Dade
Monroe
Nassau
Okeechobee
Palm Beach
Pinellas
Polk
Putnam
Santa Rosa
Sarasota
Seminole
Taylor
Wakulla
Walton
Washington

Nationwide peers for Florida

Similar violent rate (~210.3/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,030/100K)

Nearby States

Delaware
DE
District Of Columbia
DC
Georgia
GA
Hawaii
HI
Idaho
ID

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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