Safest Cities in Florida

Top 50 cities (≥10,000 pop) by lowest FBI UCR violent crime rate per 100,000 · 2024. Lead: Vero Beach at 45.4/100K.

FBI UCR Safest-Cities Snapshot: Florida

Florida lists 50 cities with 10,000+ population for 2024, spanning Vero Beach at 45.4/100K violent down to Palm Bay at 347.2/100K on this cut. That is a 301.8/100K spread inside the safest cohort alone, not a single statewide rate. Cohort average: 165.9 violent offenses per 100,000 residents.

Vero Beach reported 8 violent and 48 property offenses on a 17,622 reporting population in 2024. Property rate 272.4/100K sits beside the 45.4/100K violent rate. Top five on the table: Vero Beach, Lighthouse Point, Key Biscayne, Marco Island, Hialeah Gardens.

Vero Beach offense desk

Vero Beach's 2024 violent book concentrates in aggravated assault (63% of 8 Part I violent offenses; mix index 4,688).

Vero Beach's violent rate fell 39.1% vs 2023 (74.5 → 45.4 per 100K) while staying #1 on this Florida list.

Vero Beach violent offense mix (2024)

Mix index is HHI × 10,000 on Part I violent shares for the #1 city only, distinct from the per-100K ranking table.

# Grade City Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
1 A+ Vero Beach 17,622 45.4/100K 272.4/100K
2 A Lighthouse Point 10,512 47.6/100K 1379.4/100K
3 A Key Biscayne 14,306 55.9/100K 775.9/100K
4 A+ Marco Island 16,362 61.1/100K 409.5/100K
5 A Hialeah Gardens 22,065 63.4/100K 1019.7/100K
6 A+ Tavares 21,790 64.2/100K 243.2/100K
7 A+ Davenport 17,456 74.5/100K 343.7/100K
8 A Dunedin 35,885 80.8/100K 922.4/100K
9 A North Palm Beach 13,082 84.1/100K 550.4/100K
10 A North Port 93,930 93.7/100K 781.4/100K
11 A Village of Pinecrest 17,963 94.6/100K 1748/100K
12 B Sweetwater 20,733 101.3/100K 2069.2/100K
13 A Miami Lakes 31,511 101.6/100K 1313.8/100K
14 A Oviedo 41,656 105.6/100K 583.3/100K
15 B Oldsmar 14,801 121.6/100K 1837.7/100K
16 A Maitland 19,136 125.4/100K 1353.5/100K
17 A Wellington 61,652 129.8/100K 794.8/100K
18 A Safety Harbor 16,924 130/100K 691.3/100K
19 A Haines City 41,035 131.6/100K 794.4/100K
20 A Sunny Isles Beach 21,762 133.3/100K 1194.7/100K
21 A Coral Springs 135,157 136.9/100K 1093.5/100K
22 A Lake Mary 16,669 138/100K 1037.9/100K
23 A Lynn Haven 21,152 141.8/100K 643/100K
24 B Cutler Bay 43,290 147.8/100K 1362.9/100K
25 B Palmetto Bay 24,245 148.5/100K 2016.9/100K
26 A Sebastian 27,445 153/100K 900/100K
27 B West Melbourne 30,057 153/100K 1197.7/100K
28 B Royal Palm Beach 39,654 158.9/100K 1477.8/100K
29 B Atlantic Beach 13,079 160.6/100K 1490.9/100K
30 C Aventura 38,317 164.4/100K 4089.6/100K
31 B Boca Raton 100,557 171/100K 1676.7/100K
32 A St. Cloud 68,966 188.5/100K 758.3/100K
33 B Seminole 19,201 192.7/100K 1874.9/100K
34 B Winter Park 29,853 204.3/100K 1976.4/100K
35 C Plantation 98,100 210/100K 2273.2/100K
36 B Crestview 29,903 214/100K 1407.9/100K
37 B Auburndale 21,677 216.8/100K 2117.5/100K
38 C Pinellas Park 53,481 233.7/100K 2206.4/100K
39 B Winter Haven 59,450 235.5/100K 1549.2/100K
40 B Tarpon Springs 26,119 237.4/100K 1554.4/100K
41 B Longwood 17,298 242.8/100K 1364.3/100K
42 B Lake Wales 16,813 243.9/100K 1528.6/100K
43 B Greenacres City 44,143 244.7/100K 1345.6/100K
44 C Miami Shores 11,476 252.7/100K 3686/100K
45 C Palatka 10,816 268.1/100K 3735.2/100K
46 C Casselberry 31,166 282.4/100K 2589.4/100K
47 C Stuart 20,109 308.3/100K 2148.3/100K
48 C Gulfport 11,618 309.9/100K 2186.3/100K
49 C Altamonte Springs 44,956 340.3/100K 2311.1/100K
50 C Palm Bay 141,137 347.2/100K 1017.5/100K

Florida overview · Most dangerous cities · National safest cities · Methodology - FBI UCR Part I rates; cities ≥10,000 pop; 2024.