Photo: Averette · CC BY 3.0Miami reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Miami’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #108 of 128 graded towns in Florida, and #196 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida 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 stands out about safety in Miami
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 7 Florida towns on Miami’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Coral Gables (B−). El Portal and Miami Beach have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. West Little River, Gladeview, Fisher Island and Brownsville are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Miami’s police reported 25 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 6.0 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Florida (4.7) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 1.8 times the rest of Florida
93.6 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (386 reported in 2025), 1.8 times the rest of Florida (52.0) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Miami reports less crime per resident than 40% (#196). Places like it ↓
A job center
Miami has 306,106 jobs based in town for 489,812 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Miami’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; violent crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Florida.
Show as a table
| Year | Miami property | Rest of Florida property | Miami violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 30.0 | 17.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 22.3 | 13.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 22 property crimes reported
And about 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Homicides and robberies
Miami’s police reported 25 homicides, 386 robberies and 1,787 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Florida and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Miami | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
Show as a table
| Year | Miami | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 110 | 57.9 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 95.4 | 54.4 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 77.4 | 44.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
12,886 crimes reported in 2025
1,787 violent and 11,099 property, as reported to the FBI by Miami’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
309 people died in crashes on Miami’s roads in 2019–2023
Miami had 296 fatal crashes in five years, in which 309 people died; 127 were pedestrians and 22 were cyclists. 30 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 13.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 100,000+ people (13.1, 27 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.
Miami and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | D | 4.4 | 27.1 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| El Portal | — | — | — |
| West Little River | — | — | — |
| Miami Beach | — | — | — |
| Gladeview | — | — | — |
| Fisher Island | — | — | — |
| Brownsville | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. El Portal and Miami Beach have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. West Little River, Gladeview, Fisher Island and Brownsville are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | D | 4.4 | 27.1 |
| Tampa | C | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| St. Petersburg | D | 5.6 | 23.8 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Miami’s population (489,812), by grade.
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 Miami. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Miami’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (498,792 in 2025); our figure for Miami is 489,812 (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 Miami
Is Miami, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Miami reports more crime per resident than 87% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #108 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 4.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Miami?
4.4 violent and 27.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.3 and 16.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Miami?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Miami in 2025?
Miami’s police reported 25 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 5.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Miami safer than Coral Gables?
Coral Gables reports less crime per resident than Miami: Coral Gables grades B− for safety and Miami D. Coral Gables’s police reported 0.7 violent and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Miami?
Miami’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Miami”. 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.