Crime and safety in West Miami, FL
West Miami’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is South Miami (C−), 3 miles away. Count 7 graded towns in the 10 miles around.
For every 1,000 residents, about 13 property crimes reported
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2023
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2023
Crimes reported to police in 2023 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2023. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years West Miami’s police reported
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| Year | West Miami | Rest of Florida | West Miami | Rest of Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.3 | 22.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 12.8 | 19.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | not reported | 18.4 | not reported | 3.5 |
| 2025 | not reported | 14.3 | not reported | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Florida. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
108 crimes reported in 2023
2023 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
20 violent and 88 property, as reported to the FBI by West Miami’s police.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami | C− | 3 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Doral | B | 5 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Miami | D | 6 mi | 4.4 | 27.1 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 6 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Hialeah | C+ | 8 mi | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 10 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Miami. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Miami.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on West Miami’s roads in 2019–2023
West Miami had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of West Miami’s size would see about 4 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Miami’s own rate (5.6) is context, not a ranking.
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.
West Miami and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Terrace | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Coral Terrace 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.
- One number for all of West Miami. 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 West Miami’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (6,883 in 2023); our figure for West Miami is 7,125 (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 West Miami
Is West Miami, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Miami. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are South Miami (C−, 3 mi), Doral (B, 5 mi), Miami (D, 6 mi).
Who polices West Miami?
West Miami’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Miami”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Miami.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2023, 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.