The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bal Harbour, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$1.71 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bal Harbour, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,180 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bal Harbour with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bal Harbour, FL Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bal Harbour's combined rate is higher than the norm. Bal Harbour sits in the 22nd percentile, ahead of 22% of cities and behind 78%. The grade covers only Bal Harbour's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bal Harbour is 36.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 49 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Bal Harbour, FL report the most crime, about 33 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bal Harbour, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bal Harbour for 2025 is $1,705,307, about $525 per resident and $1,180 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 52.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bal Harbour Compared to Other Cities?

Bal Harbour, FL:	$525
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bal Harbour is $525 per year, which is $61 more than the national average and $279 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bal Harbour:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $353 more than in Bal Harbour.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $434 less than in Bal Harbour

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bal Harbour for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bal Harbour	Cost per Bal Harbour Resident
Murder	$642,764	$198
Rape/Sexual Assault	$80,294	$25
Robbery	$59,661	$18
Assault	$250,295	$77
Kidnapping	$3,316	$1
Vehicle Theft	$116,014	$36
Burglary	$23,474	$7
Theft	$428,247	$132
Arson	$3,051	$1
Vandalism	$51,502	$16
Animal Cruelty	$560	$0
Drug Crimes	$41,234	$13
Identity Theft	$4,896	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,705,307	$525

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bal Harbour, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bal Harbour totals $4,731,519 ($1,458 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,436,827 ($1,983 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Bal Harbour's 3,246 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bal Harbour Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bal Harbour residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.685
Robbery	0.5843
Rape	0.4080
Murder	0.1054
Total Violent Crime	3.783 (C-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	25.47
Vehicle Theft	2.308
Burglary	0.7973
Arson	0.0389
Total Property Crime	28.62 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0168
Drug Crimes	1.717
Vandalism	2.221
Identity Theft	0.1949
Animal Cruelty	0.0233
Total "Other" Rate	4.173 (A-)

Individual Bal Harbour Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Bal Harbour is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bal Harbour.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bay Harbor Islands, FL	A	B+	B+
Surfside, FL	B+	B-	B
Indian Creek, FL	B+	B+	C+
North Bay Village, FL	B+	B-	B-
Sunny Isles Beach, FL	C+	B-	D+
North Miami Beach, FL	D+	C-	D-
North Miami, FL	B+	C+	B-
Biscayne Park, FL	B-	C	C-
Aventura, FL	B+	C+	B-
Miami Shores, FL	C+	D+	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bal Harbour is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Sands Point, NY	B-	C-	C-
Carson, WA	D	C-	C-
Crownpoint, NM	F	F	F
Whitmire, SC	D+	D+	D+
Southern Shores, NC	C-	B	B
Summit Hill, PA	B+	B-	B-
Middlefield, CT	A-	A+	A+
Moss Beach, CA	C	D	D
Julian, NC	B-	B	B
Haskell, OK	C-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Bal Harbour is less safe than the Florida state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bal Harbour, FL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Bal Harbour schools on SchoolGrade

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