Miami-Dade County, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Miami-Dade County in green. The most dangerous areas in Miami-Dade County 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 Miami-Dade County, FL Safe from Murder?

The D+ grade means the rate of murder is higher than the average US county. Miami-Dade County is in the 28th percentile for safety, meaning 72% of counties are safer and 28% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Miami-Dade County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Miami-Dade County is 0.0914 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Miami-Dade County generally consider the south part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Miami-Dade County may be as high as 1 in 9,503 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 14,902 in the south part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Miami-Dade County, FL: about 57 per year. The southeast part of Miami-Dade County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Miami-Dade County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Miami-Dade County 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, Miami-Dade County is less safe than the Florida state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Miami-Dade County, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Miami-Dade County about $478,053,322 in 2025, or roughly $172 per resident. This is part of Miami-Dade County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Miami-Dade County, including every crime type and how Miami-Dade County compares to other counties.

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 Miami-Dade County's crime maps on the Miami-Dade County overall crime page.

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Individual Miami-Dade County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Miami-Dade County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Miami-Dade County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Broward County, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Palm Beach County, FL	A	B+	B+	B+
Hendry County, FL	A-	C+	B-	B
Collier County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Monroe County, FL	A+	B+	A-	A-
Martin County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Glades County, FL	A-	B-	B-	B+
St. Lucie County, FL	A+	B+	A-	A
Okeechobee County, FL	A+	B	A	A-
Lee County, FL	A+	A	A+	A+

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Miami-Dade County is higher versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
San Diego County, CA	C	C-	C-	A-
Los Angeles County, CA	C-	D	D	B
Maricopa County, AZ	B-	C+	C+	C+
Orange County, CA	B-	C	C	A+
Harris County, TX	D	D	D	D-
Cook County, IL	C	C+	C+	D
Dorchester County, SC	C-	C	C	C-
Boulder County, CO	D-	C-	C-	D+
Harford County, MD	A-	B-	B-	B+
Boone County, MO	B-	C	C	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Miami-Dade County, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 45% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Miami-Dade County schools on SchoolGrade

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