The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Lauderdale, FL
North Lauderdale is a city of 47,500 in Broward County · Updated November 2026
Is North Lauderdale, FL safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B-, North Lauderdale has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 78% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Lauderdale run from B+ to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 588 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
22% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Lauderdale as a whole, and 78% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Lauderdale scores 588.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in North Lauderdale, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Lauderdale, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in North Lauderdale
Acts of vandalism are uncommon. North Lauderdale has acts of vandalism at about half the US rate: 2.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 5.5 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in North Lauderdale
Low crime is the norm across North Lauderdale: 69% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across North Lauderdale run from B+ to C-; every part of North Lauderdale has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 69%C 31%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Woodville, southwestActs of vandalism run about 30% lower here than in the rest of North Lauderdale.B675
2Kimberly Village, northThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of North Lauderdale.B619
Neighborhood areas of North Lauderdale, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in North Lauderdale
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Lauderdale has about 27 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 28% less than the US as a whole and close to Florida.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in North Lauderdale, about 45% of everything reported.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The North Lauderdale Police Department sent the FBI no usable 2024 counts of reported rape, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary, theft and vehicle theft, so CrimeGrade™ built the figures from the department's own reports for recent years, brought up to 2024. The department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How North Lauderdale compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to North Lauderdale, 8 have less crime. Coconut Creek and Sunrise have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Lauderdale. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, North Lauderdale has more crime than 65% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in North Lauderdale
Two things set North Lauderdale apart: it has 0.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 16 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 80% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 61% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.16 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 91% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.74% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 88% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs North Lauderdale
Crime costs North Lauderdale about $1,229 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $78 million a year, or $1,639 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.6 million
$139
Rape
$1.2 million
$24
Robbery
$1.1 million
$23
Assault
$4.8 million
$100
Burglary
$590,000
$12
Theft
$2.9 million
$61
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$24
Arson
$29,000
$1
Vandalism
$880,000
$18
Total
$19 million
$403
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in North Lauderdale means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. North Lauderdale is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in North Lauderdale, FL average a SchoolGrade of D+: 49% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in North Lauderdale on SchoolGrade
