Cape Coral, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Cape Coral in green. The most dangerous areas in Cape Coral are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Cape Coral, FL Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Cape Coral is in the 95th percentile for safety, meaning 5% of cities are safer and 95% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Cape Coral's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Cape Coral is 0.0162 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Cape Coral generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Cape Coral may be as high as 1 in 37,946 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 88,278 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Cape Coral, FL: about 1 per year. The north part of Cape Coral has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Cape Coral's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Cape Coral to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Cape Coral is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Cape Coral, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Cape Coral about $6,482,563 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of Cape Coral's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Cape Coral, including every crime type and how Cape Coral compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Cape Coral's crime maps on the Cape Coral overall crime page.

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Individual Cape Coral Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Cape Coral is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Cape Coral.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
McGregor, FL	A-	D	B+	A
Whiskey Creek, FL	A	C+	A	B+
North Fort Myers, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Cypress Lake, FL	A	C-	A	A+
Iona, FL	A+	B-	A	A+
Villas, FL	B+	B-	B-	A
Fort Myers, FL	A	B	B+	A
St. James City, FL	A	C+	A-	A-
Bokeelia, FL	A+	A	A+	A+
Gateway, FL	A+	A+	A	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Cape Coral is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fort Wayne, IN	C+	A-	A-	A-
Dallas, TX	D+	D+	D+	B-
Cypress, TX	B-	C+	C+	D+
Columbia, MD	D+	C+	C+	C+
Compton, CA	D	D-	D-	D
Covington, GA	C	C-	C-	B-
Daly City, CA	C	C-	C-	D
Dallas, GA	B+	B	B	B
Columbia, MO	C-	D+	D+	B+
Cleveland, TN	D+	D+	D+	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Cape Coral, FL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 53% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Cape Coral schools on SchoolGrade

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