Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0North Miami Beach records more crime per resident than nine in ten U.S. towns
Its letter for safety is D, worked out from crimes North Miami Beach’s police reported over 2023 to 2025: #114 of 128 graded towns in Florida. Behind the grade sit 5.7 violent crimes and 26.6 incidents of property crime per 1,000 people a year, where the comparison is 3.3 and 17.2 in the rest of Florida. Still, the rate the grade counts dropped 12% from 2023 to 2025. All 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident.
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 North Miami Beach
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Florida towns on North Miami Beach’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Sunny Isles Beach (B), Miami Gardens (C), Aventura (C−). North Miami has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Ojus and Biscayne Gardens are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
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 North Miami Beach’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.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | North Miami Beach property | Rest of Florida property | North Miami Beach violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 26.9 | 19.2 | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 18.3 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 24.1 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Crime in North Miami Beach 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 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | North Miami Beach | Rest of Florida | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
North Miami Beach’s police reported 756 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,347 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.
234 violent and 1,113 property, as reported to the FBI by North Miami Beach’s police.
23 people died in crashes on North Miami Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
North Miami Beach had 22 fatal crashes in five years, in which 23 people died; 9 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 10.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 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.
North Miami Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami Beach | D | 5.7 | 26.6 |
| North Miami | — | — | — |
| Ojus | — | — | — |
| Biscayne Gardens | — | — | — |
| Aventura | C− | 1.3 | 36.0 |
| Sunny Isles Beach | B | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| Miami Gardens | C | 3.2 | 17.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Miami has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Ojus and Biscayne Gardens are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Miami Beach | D | 5.7 | 26.6 |
| Haines City | B+ | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| Cutler Bay | B− | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Greenacres | C+ | 2.4 | 12.1 |
| Altamonte Springs | C− | 3.2 | 21.1 |
| Lake Worth Beach | D | 8.4 | 25.8 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to North Miami Beach’s population (46,236), 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 North Miami Beach. 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 North Miami Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (46,232 in 2025); our figure for North Miami Beach is 46,236 (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 North Miami Beach
Is North Miami Beach, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, North Miami Beach reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #114 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 5.7 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 North Miami Beach?
5.7 violent and 26.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.3 and 17.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in North Miami Beach in 2025?
North Miami Beach’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 6.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is North Miami Beach safer than Aventura?
Aventura reports less crime per resident than North Miami Beach: Aventura grades C− for safety and North Miami Beach D. Aventura’s police reported 1.3 violent and 36.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices North Miami Beach?
North Miami Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “North Miami Beach”. 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.