Fort Lauderdale, Florida Crime Rate
1 years of data (2020–2020) · Population: 184,347
Key Insights
- →Fort Lauderdale has a safety grade of F with a violent crime rate of 628.2 per 100,000 residents (national avg: N/A).
- →37 murders recorded in 2020 — a rate of 20.1 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: stable — based on 1 years of data.
- →Safer than 8% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.15 (near national average).
Violent Crime Rate
628.2
Murder Rate
20.1
37 murders
Property Crime Rate
4156.3
7,662 total
vs National Avg
N/A
2020 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 1,158
Murder37
Rape91
Robbery321
Aggravated Assault709
Property Crime: 7,662
Burglary1,074
Larceny-Theft5,681
Motor Vehicle Theft907
Arson26
F
Safety Grade for Fort Lauderdale
Based on violent crime rate of 628.2 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 8% of cities
Crime Personality: Balanced
Crime in this city follows a typical distribution across crime types — no single category dominates.
Explore all city crime DNA profiles →National Arrest Demographics
The FBI does not publish per-city arrest demographic breakdowns. At the national level, arrest data shows significant racial disparities influenced by policing patterns, poverty concentration, and systemic factors.
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Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.