The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Plantation, FL
Plantation is a city of 92,200 in Broward County · Updated November 2026
Is Plantation, FL safe?
Crime in Plantation is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Plantation. Violent and property crime both grade B+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Plantation run from A to D, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 757 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
37% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Plantation as a whole, and 63% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Plantation scores 757.
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 Plantation, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Plantation, 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 Plantation
Burglary is a strength. Plantation grades B+ for property crime, but burglary grades A, better than in the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live.
One part of Plantation stands out for aggravated assault. Aggravated assaults in Landmark Plaza & Plantation Gardens, in east Plantation, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Plantation
Low crime is the norm across Plantation: 90% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 4% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Plantation run from A to D; 21% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
90%
A or B 90%C 6%D or F 4%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Minto Plantation & Cleary Park, northwestAggravated assaults run at about half the rate in the rest of Plantation.A-841
2Sunshine City, westThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Plantation.A-776
3Lakes of Newport, centralClose to the rest of Plantation on most crimes.B+754
4Plantation Heritage Park, southeastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Plantation.B666
5Landmark Plaza & Plantation Gardens, eastCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Plantation.B-586
Neighborhood areas of Plantation, 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.
Is crime going up in Plantation?
Reported violent crime in Plantation peaked in 2022 and has fallen 20% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 18% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.3 to 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 27 to 22 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 18% and property crime fell 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
PlantationUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Plantation. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Plantation
Violent, US
Property, Plantation
Property, US
2016
+5%
+4%
+22%
+15%
2017
+10%
+4%
+21%
+12%
2018
+13%
+0%
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-3%
+4%
-22%
-8%
2021
+13%
+6%
-22%
-10%
2022
+18%
+5%
-10%
-6%
2023
+14%
+2%
-9%
-7%
2024
-6%
-4%
-18%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Plantation
CrimeGrade™ estimates Plantation has about 31 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% 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 Plantation, about 61% 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 Plantation Police 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 Plantation compares with nearby cities
Plantation has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in Plantation
Two things set Plantation apart: it has 9 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 1.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
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
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Plantation: D+ (24 of 100).9 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% 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. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 53% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 74% 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.31% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.54 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 68% 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 Plantation
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Plantation about $946 a year per household, 22% less than 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 $112 million a year, or $1,215 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$9.6 million
$104
Rape
$670,000
$7
Robbery
$1.4 million
$15
Assault
$6.1 million
$67
Burglary
$750,000
$8
Theft
$8.9 million
$96
Vehicle theft
$4.1 million
$45
Arson
$41,000
under $1
Vandalism
$1.6 million
$18
Total
$33 million
$360
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 Plantation 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.
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 Plantation, FL average a SchoolGrade of C+: 55% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Plantation on SchoolGrade
