The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Florida: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$5.6 billion

Cost of Crime™ for Florida

In 2025, crime will cost $647 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Florida 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 Florida Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Florida's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Florida sits in the 99th percentile, ahead of 99% of states and behind 1%. The grade covers only Florida's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.

The overall crime rate in Florida is 15.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 53 in the southeast cities to 1 in 94 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Florida report the most crime, about 130,616 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 5,447 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Florida

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Florida for 2025 is $5,579,343,761, about $246 per resident and $647 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 35.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Florida Compared to Other States?

Florida:	$246
New Mexico:	$835
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Florida is $246 per year, which is $218 less than the national average. The comparison below uses states similar to Florida:

In New Mexico, crime costs $835 per person, which is $589 more than in Florida.
In New Jersey, crime costs $240 per person, which is $7 less than in Florida

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Florida	Cost per Florida Resident
Murder	$1.7 billion	$74
Rape/Sexual Assault	$476.5 million	$21
Robbery	$235.0 million	$10
Assault	$1.1 billion	$50
Kidnapping	$31.8 million	$1
Vehicle Theft	$331.0 million	$15
Burglary	$248.5 million	$11
Theft	$992.6 million	$44
Arson	$16.3 million	$1
Vandalism	$203.5 million	$9
Animal Cruelty	$3.00 million	$0
Drug Crimes	$195.7 million	$9
Identity Theft	$34.4 million	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$5,579,343,761	$246

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Florida

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 Florida totals $13,776,722,686 ($608 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,356,066,447 ($855 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 southeast part of the state 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, of which Florida has 17, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Florida has 3,488, do the same, and of Florida's 22,651,434 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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Florida 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 Florida residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.749
Robbery	0.3299
Rape	0.3469
Murder	0.0393
Total Violent Crime	2.465 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.461
Vehicle Theft	0.9436
Burglary	1.209
Arson	0.0298
Total Property Crime	10.64 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0232
Drug Crimes	1.168
Vandalism	1.258
Identity Theft	0.1961
Animal Cruelty	0.0179
Total "Other" Rate	2.663 (A+)

Individual Florida Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby States

Compared to surrounding states, the rate of crime in Florida is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Florida.

Nearby State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Georgia	B-	C+	B
South Carolina	D-	D	D
Alabama	C+	C+	B
North Carolina	C-	C-	C-
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+
Tennessee	D	D-	D
Louisiana	D+	D-	D
Kentucky	B-	A-	B
Virginia	B-	B+	B-
West Virginia	A-	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for State with Similar Populations

Florida is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.

Similar State	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Alaska	C+	F	F
Hawaii	B	A	A
Puerto Rico	F	F	F
Alabama	C+	C+	C+
Oregon	D-	C+	C+
Ohio	C+	B-	B-
New Mexico	F	F	F
New Hampshire	A	A+	A+
Montana	C-	D+	D+
Mississippi	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Florida is as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Florida average SchoolGrade of B, with 46% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Florida schools on SchoolGrade

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