The police behind West Perrine’s crime figures
A 10-mile radius takes in 4 places that are graded. West Perrine 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 West Perrine alone, and no Safety Grade. Cutler Bay, 3 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B−).
What stands out about safety in West Perrine
Policed by the county
West Perrine 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 West Perrine. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Cutler Bay (B−, 3 mi), Palmetto Bay (C+, 3 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Perrine. 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 West Perrine.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler Bay | B− | 3 mi | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 3 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 8 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| South Miami | C− | 8 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Florida City | D− | 13 mi | 18.5 | 68.5 |
| Doral | B | 14 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Perrine. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Perrine.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Nine people died in crashes on West Perrine’s roads in 2019–2023
West Perrine had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
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 Perrine’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Perrine’s own rate (16.1) 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 Perrine and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami Heights | — | — | — |
| Palmetto Estates | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. South Miami Heights and Palmetto Estates are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their 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 West Perrine
Is West Perrine, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Perrine. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Cutler Bay (B−, 3 mi), Palmetto Bay (C+, 3 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 8 mi).
Who polices West Perrine?
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office. West Perrine 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 West Perrine.
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.