Who polices Westchester, and what they report
Westchester 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 Westchester alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Westchester
Policed by the county
Westchester 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 Westchester. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are South Miami (C−, 4 mi), Doral (B, 5 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Westchester. 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
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Miami-Dade County without police of their own, which include Westchester.
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.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Miami | C− | 4 mi | 4.8 | 20.9 |
| Doral | B | 5 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Coral Gables | B− | 8 mi | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Palmetto Bay | C+ | 9 mi | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Hialeah | C+ | 9 mi | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| Miami | D | 9 mi | 4.4 | 27.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Westchester. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Westchester.
25 people died in crashes on Westchester’s roads in 2019–2023
Westchester had 25 fatal crashes in five years, in which 25 people died; 7 were pedestrians.
That is 9.6 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.
Westchester and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Terrace | — | — | — |
| Fountainebleau | — | — | — |
| Olympia Heights | — | — | — |
| Sweetwater | — | — | — |
| Westwood Lakes | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Coral Terrace, Fountainebleau, Olympia Heights and Westwood Lakes are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Sweetwater reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 Westchester
Is Westchester, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Westchester. Westchester 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 Westchester alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are South Miami (C−, 4 mi), Doral (B, 5 mi), Coral Gables (B−, 8 mi).
Who polices Westchester?
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office. Westchester 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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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.