Oakland Park, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C- grade means the rate of murder is slightly higher than the average US city. Oakland Park is in the 37th percentile for safety, meaning 63% of cities are safer and 37% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Oakland Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Oakland Park is 0.0712 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Oakland Park generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Oakland Park may be as high as 1 in 10,579 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,890 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southwest parts of Oakland Park, FL: about 1 per year. The northwest part of Oakland Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Oakland Park's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Oakland Park 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, Oakland Park is less safe than the Florida state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Oakland Park, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Oakland Park about $6,091,363 in 2025, or roughly $134 per resident. This is part of Oakland Park's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Oakland Park, including every crime type and how Oakland Park 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 Oakland Park's crime maps on the Oakland Park overall crime page.

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Individual Oakland Park Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Oakland Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Oakland Park.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wilton Manors, FL	C-	D+	D	C-
Fort Lauderdale, FL	C+	D	C-	C
Lauderdale Lakes, FL	C+	D+	C-	C-
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL	B+	B+	B-	C
Sea Ranch Lakes, FL	B-	B	C-	C
Pompano Beach, FL	C	D+	D+	C-
Lauderhill, FL	C+	C-	C-	C-
North Lauderdale, FL	B	C	C+	C
Margate, FL	B+	C+	C+	C+
Tamarac, FL	B	C+	C	C

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Oakland Park is higher 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
Bridgeton, NJ	B	B-	B-	B+
Brookfield, WI	C+	A	A	B-
Bullhead City, AZ	C+	D+	D+	D+
Burlington, VT	F	C	C	C-
Cleveland Heights, OH	D-	D	D	D-
Coppell, TX	D+	C	C	B-
Eagle Mountain, UT	A-	C+	C+	B-
Opelika, AL	D+	D	D	C
Rohnert Park, CA	C+	D	D	A+
Riverton, UT	B-	A-	A-	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Oakland Park, FL average SchoolGrade of D+, with 31% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oakland Park schools on SchoolGrade

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