Mai-Kai Restaurant · Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0Oakland Park has no Safety Grade
Of the graded towns, Fort Lauderdale is the closest, at D−. Oakland Park reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | D− | 3 mi | 6.9 | 39.8 |
| Plantation | C | 8 mi | 1.9 | 19.5 |
| Lighthouse Point | B− | 8 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Coral Springs | B | 9 mi | 1.3 | 10.7 |
| Boca Raton | C+ | 14 mi | 1.5 | 16.2 |
| Aventura | C− | 15 mi | 1.3 | 36.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Oakland Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Oakland Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
47 people died in crashes on Oakland Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Oakland Park had 46 fatal crashes in five years, in which 47 people died; 18 were pedestrians. 10 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 21.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Oakland Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | D− | 6.9 | 39.8 |
| Wilton Manors | — | — | — |
| Lauderdale Lakes | — | — | — |
| Tamarac | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Wilton Manors, Lauderdale Lakes and Tamarac have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
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 Oakland Park
Is Oakland Park, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Oakland Park. Oakland Park has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Fort Lauderdale (D−, 3 mi), Plantation (C, 8 mi), Lighthouse Point (B−, 8 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Oakland Park.
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.