The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in City Center, Miami Beach, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in City Center

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for City Center. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

City Center, Miami Beach, FL Map of Crime Rates
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C

Overall Crime Grade™

D-
C
Other Crime Grade
C+

$2.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for City Center, Miami Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,053 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of City Center 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 City Center, Miami Beach, FL Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where City Center's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. City Center sits in the 41st percentile, ahead of 41% of neighborhoods and behind 59%. The grade covers only City Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in City Center is 41.57 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the east areas to 1 in 33 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of City Center, Miami Beach, FL report the most crime, about 42 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in City Center, Miami Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in City Center for 2025 is $2,120,232, about $638 per resident and $1,053 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.2%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.4%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in City Center Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

City Center, Miami Beach, FL: $638
Model City, Miami, FL: $788
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL: $70
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in City Center is $638 per year, which is $173 more than the national average and $391 more than Miami Beach's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to City Center:
  • In Model City, Miami, FL, crime costs $788 per person, which is $151 more than in City Center.
  • In Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL, crime costs $70 per person, which is $568 less than in City Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of City Center for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to City Center
Cost per City Center Resident
Murder
$498,716
$150
Rape/Sexual Assault
$88,854
$27
Robbery
$157,845
$47
Assault
$637,649
$192
Kidnapping
$3,941
$1
Vehicle Theft
$90,815
$27
Burglary
$96,204
$29
Theft
$325,718
$98
Arson
$3,558
$1
Vandalism
$122,811
$37
Animal Cruelty
$674
$0
Drug Crimes
$58,837
$18
Identity Theft
$34,609
$10
Total Cost of Crime
$2,120,232
$638

The Intangible Cost of Crime in City Center, Miami Beach, 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 City Center totals $3,981,754 ($1,198 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $6,101,986 ($1,835 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 neighborhood 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, of which City Center has 13, do the same, and of City Center's 3,325 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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City Center 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 City Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
6.678
Robbery
1.509
Rape
0.4407
Murder
0.0798
Total Violent Crime
8.707 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
18.91
Vehicle Theft
1.764
Burglary
3.190
Arson
0.0443
Total Property Crime
23.91 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0196
Drug Crimes
2.392
Vandalism
5.170
Identity Theft
1.345
Animal Cruelty
0.0274
Total "Other" Rate
8.954 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in City Center is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to City Center.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
B
A
A
B
A
B+
C-
B+
C
D
D+
B+
D
A-
A
B
A
B
B
C
B-
B-
C-
C-
D-
D+
A+
A
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

City Center is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A
A-
A-
C
B+
B+
A+
A-
A-
C-
D+
D+
C+
C+
C+
B+
B
B
B-
B+
B+
F
D
D
A
B+
B+
B+
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, City Center 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 City Center, Miami Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 44% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See City Center schools on SchoolGrade

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