Fort Myers Beach, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Fort Myers Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Fort Myers Beach 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 Fort Myers Beach, FL Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Fort Myers Beach is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Fort Myers Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Fort Myers Beach is 0.0327 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Fort Myers Beach generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Fort Myers Beach may be as high as 1 in 15,571 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 52,195 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Fort Myers Beach, FL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Fort Myers Beach has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Fort Myers Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Fort Myers Beach 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, Fort Myers Beach 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 Fort Myers Beach, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Fort Myers Beach about $543,157 in 2025, or roughly $62 per resident. This is part of Fort Myers Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Fort Myers Beach, including every crime type and how Fort Myers Beach 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 Fort Myers Beach's crime maps on the Fort Myers Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Fort Myers Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Fort Myers Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fort Myers Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Iona, FL	A+	B-	A	A+
Coconut, FL	A+	D	A+	D
Cypress Lake, FL	A	C-	A	A+
San Carlos Park, FL	A+	A	A+	A+
McGregor, FL	A-	D	B+	A
Villas, FL	B+	B-	B-	A
Whiskey Creek, FL	A	C+	A	B+
Estero, FL	A-	A-	B-	A+
Sanibel, FL	C	D+	D+	A+
Fort Myers, FL	A	B	B+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Fort Myers Beach 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
Plainville, MA	A	A-	A-	A+
Monahans, TX	D-	D	D	F
Monmouth, IL	C+	B-	B-	B+
Oaklyn, NJ	B-	C+	C+	B
Oberlin, OH	C-	C	C	C-
Ontario, NY	A+	A-	A-	A+
Penn Valley, CA	B+	D+	D+	A
Peru, IL	C	B	B	A
Pfafftown, NC	B-	B+	B+	B-
Pine Hill, NJ	B+	A-	A-	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Myers Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of A, with 59% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Fort Myers Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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