Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 4.0Florida City records more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
Violent crime here is higher than in 100% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 99%. What’s more, its letter for safety is D−, worked out from crimes Florida City’s police reported over 2023 to 2025. The local count comes to 18.5 violent crimes and 68.5 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people each year, with 3.3 and 17.1 in the rest of Florida State.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida State city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What’s behind Florida City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Florida City | Rest of Florida State | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 22.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 15.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Florida City’s police reported 704 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 18.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Florida City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 16 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Florida City property | Rest of Florida State property | Florida City violent | Rest of Florida State violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58.4 | 19.2 | 17.1 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 80.1 | 18.3 | 22.9 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 67.2 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Florida State.
1,092 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
206 violent and 886 property, as reported to the FBI by Florida City’s police.
21 people died in crashes on Florida City’s roads in 2019–2023
Florida City had 18 fatal crashes in five years, in which 21 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
That is 32.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida State towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 308 towns).
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.
Florida City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida City | D− | 18.5 | 68.5 |
| Homestead | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homestead reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Florida State towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida City | D− | 18.5 | 68.5 |
| North Palm Beach | A− | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Fernandina Beach | B+ | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| Atlantic Beach | B− | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| Oldsmar | C+ | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| South Miami | C− | 4.8 | 20.9 |
The five graded Florida State towns closest to Florida City’s population (13,576), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Florida City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Florida City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (13,194 in 2025); our figure for Florida City is 13,576 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Florida City
Is Florida City, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Florida City reports more crime per resident than 100% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade. Its police reported 18.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida State and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Florida City?
18.5 violent and 68.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida State reports 3.3 and 17.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Who polices Florida City?
Florida City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Florida City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.