African Queen · Photo: Elmschrat · CC BY-SA 3.0Who polices Key Largo, and what they report
Key Largo has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Monroe County. The Monroe 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 Key Largo alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Key Largo
Policed by the county
Key Largo is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Key Largo. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Florida City (D−, 22 mi), Cutler Bay (B−, 32 mi), Palmetto Bay (C+, 35 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Key Largo. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Monroe County without police of their own, which include Key Largo.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Monroe 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.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida City | D− | 22 mi | 18.5 | 68.5 |
| Cutler Bay | B− | 32 mi | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 35 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 39 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| South Miami | C− | 41 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Miami | D | 47 mi | 4.4 | 27.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Key Largo. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Key Largo.
18 people died in crashes on Key Largo’s roads in 2019–2023
Key Largo had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 18 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 27.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida 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.
Key Largo and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavernier | — | — | — |
| North Key Largo | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Tavernier and North Key Largo are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
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 Key Largo
Is Key Largo, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Key Largo. Key Largo has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Monroe County. The Monroe 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 Key Largo alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Florida City (D−, 22 mi), Cutler Bay (B−, 32 mi), Palmetto Bay (C+, 35 mi).
Who polices Key Largo?
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Key Largo is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Monroe County without police of their own.
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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.