Photo: Ivan Curra · CC BY-SA 3.0Palmetto Estates is policed by the county: what that means
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Palmetto Bay (C+), 3 miles away. Palmetto Estates has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade 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 Palmetto Estates alone, and no Safety Grade. There are 4 graded towns within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Palmetto Estates
Policed by the county
Palmetto Estates is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Palmetto Estates. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Palmetto Bay (C+, 3 mi), Cutler Bay (B−, 4 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 7 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palmetto Estates. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Miami-Dade County without police of their own, which include Palmetto Estates.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Miami-Dade 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.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 3 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Cutler Bay | B− | 4 mi | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 7 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| South Miami | C− | 7 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Doral | B | 13 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Miami | D | 14 mi | 4.4 | 27.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Palmetto Estates. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palmetto Estates.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on Palmetto Estates’s roads in 2019–2023
Palmetto Estates had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is 12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as 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.
Palmetto Estates and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| West Perrine | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. West Perrine is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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 Palmetto Estates
Is Palmetto Estates, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Palmetto Estates. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Palmetto Bay (C+, 3 mi), Cutler Bay (B−, 4 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 7 mi).
Who polices Palmetto Estates?
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office. Palmetto Estates is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Miami-Dade County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Palmetto Estates.
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.