The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Little River, FL
West Little River is an unincorporated community of 35,600 in Miami-Dade County · Updated November 2026
Is West Little River, FL safe?
Crime in West Little River is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of F. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 93% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than West Little River. Violent crime grades F and property crime D. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within West Little River run from B to F, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 7 of 1,000Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
7% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Little River as a whole, and 93% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Little River scores 7.
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 West Little River, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Little River, 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 West Little River
Robberies run high. West Little River has robberies at more than triple the US rate: 2.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of West Little River
High crime is widespread across West Little River: 95% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 1% in areas graded A or B. Grades across West Little River run from B to F; every part of West Little River has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 1%C 4%D or F 95%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within West Little River, the south side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in West Little River
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Little River has about 76 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for 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 West Little River, about 38% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How West Little River compares with nearby cities
West Little River has more crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities. Hialeah and Biscayne Park have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Little River. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Little River has more crime than 99% of them.
Jobs, parking lots and walkability in West Little River
Two things set West Little River apart: it has 9 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft and robbery run higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.9 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 96% 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.C (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
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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 West Little River: C- (29 of 100).15 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 89% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% 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 West Little River
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs West Little River about $3,479 a year per household, about triple 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 $147 million a year, or $4,141 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$11 million
$311
Rape
$1.2 million
$33
Robbery
$2.8 million
$79
Assault
$13 million
$362
Burglary
$1,000,000
$28
Theft
$5.3 million
$150
Vehicle theft
$2.2 million
$61
Arson
$94,000
$3
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$60
Total
$39 million
$1,086
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 West Little River 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 West Little River, FL average a SchoolGrade of D-: 41% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in West Little River on SchoolGrade
