Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Sunset is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of neighborhoods are safer and 47% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sunset's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Sunset is 0.0711 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sunset generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sunset may be as high as 1 in 8,278 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,986 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL: about 0 per year. The northwest part of Sunset has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Sunset's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sunset 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, Sunset 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 Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sunset about $585,977 in 2025, or roughly $134 per resident. This is part of Sunset's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sunset, including every crime type and how Sunset compares to other neighborhoods.

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 Sunset's crime maps on the Sunset overall crime page.

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Individual Sunset Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A+	A-	A	B-
Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	C+	B+	C
Melrose Manors, Fort Lauderdale, FL	B	D+	B	C
Riverside Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	C+	A-	B-
River Oaks, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	B	B+	B
Edgewood, Fort Lauderdale, FL	B-	B-	C	B
Dorsey-Riverbend, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	D	A	C
Croissant Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL	B-	C+	C+	C+
Durrs Homeowners, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	D	A	C
Tarpon River, Fort Lauderdale, FL	A-	B-	B+	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

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

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Westcott, Syracuse, NY	C+	D-	D-	C
Hubbell, Pasadena, TX	C	C+	C+	D+
Howland Hook, Staten Island, NY	D+	D-	D-	C+
Houghton, Kirkland, WA	B	B	B	B+
Hobart Circle Historic District, Troy, OH	B-	C+	C+	C+
Yuma Townsite, Yuma, AZ	D	D-	D-	D-
Greenfield, Bakersfield, CA	B+	B-	B-	B
Grantley, York, PA	A+	A-	A-	B
Govalle, Austin, TX	D+	D+	D+	B

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sunset, Fort Lauderdale, FL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Sunset schools on SchoolGrade

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