Coral Terrace is policed by the county: what that means
Nearby, 6 communities within 10 miles carry a Safety Grade. Coral Terrace has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Coral Terrace alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is South Miami, 3 miles away, graded C−.
What stands out about safety in Coral Terrace
Policed by the county
Coral Terrace is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Coral Terrace. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are South Miami (C−, 3 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 6 mi), Doral (B, 6 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Coral Terrace. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Miami-Dade County without police of their own, which include Coral Terrace.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami | C− | 3 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 6 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Doral | B | 6 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Miami | D | 6 mi | 4.4 | 27.1 |
| Hialeah | C+ | 9 mi | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 9 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Coral Terrace. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Coral Terrace.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Coral Terrace’s roads in 2019–2023
Coral Terrace had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is fewer than is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Coral Terrace’s size would see about 14 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Coral Terrace’s own rate (4.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Coral Terrace and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Miami | — | — | — |
| Westchester | — | — | — |
| Glenvar Heights | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. West Miami reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Westchester and Glenvar Heights are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Coral Terrace
Is Coral Terrace, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Coral Terrace. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are South Miami (C−, 3 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 6 mi), Doral (B, 6 mi).
Who polices Coral Terrace?
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office. Coral Terrace is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Miami-Dade County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Coral Terrace.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.