What is the safest city in Florida?

Based on 2024 FBI data, Longboat Key is the safest city in Florida with a violent crime rate of 0.0 per 100,000 residents.

What is the most dangerous city in Florida?

Florida City has the highest violent crime rate in Florida at 2290.8 per 100,000 residents in 2024.

How many cities in Florida report crime data?

287 cities in Florida reported crime data to the FBI in 2024.

Safest Cities in Florida (2024)

Ranked by violent crime rate per 100,000 residents from 2024 FBI data. Florida has 287 cities reporting crime data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100K.

287

Cities Tracked

0.0

Safest City Rate

208.6

Median City Rate

2290.8

Highest Rate

Top 25 Safest Cities in Florida

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Property Rate	Grade
1	Longboat Key	7,484	0.0	0.0	414.2	A
2	Gulf Breeze	6,991	14.3	0.0	314.7	A
3	Parkland	35,773	22.4	0.0	561.9	A
4	Sanibel	7,511	26.6	0.0	505.9	A
5	Bay Harbor Islands	5,610	35.7	0.0	855.6	B+
6	Port Orange	64,037	45.3	7.8	1308.6	B+
7	Vero Beach	17,622	45.4	0.0	272.4	B+
8	Lighthouse Point	10,512	47.6	0.0	1379.4	B+
9	Weston	71,815	50.1	1.4	427.5	B+
10	Niceville	16,345	55.1	0.0	293.7	B+
11	Key Biscayne	14,306	55.9	0.0	775.9	B+
12	Fellsmere	5,032	59.6	0.0	596.2	B+
13	Marco Island	16,362	61.1	0.0	409.5	B+
14	Satellite Beach	11,295	62.0	0.0	584.3	B+
15	Hialeah Gardens	22,065	63.4	0.0	1019.7	B+
16	Tavares	21,790	64.2	0.0	243.2	B+
17	Westlake	6,121	65.3	0.0	996.6	B+
18	Venice	24,366	65.7	0.0	1420.0	B+
19	Punta Gorda	20,766	67.4	0.0	1309.8	B
20	Davenport	17,456	74.5	0.0	343.7	B
21	Lake Alfred	7,649	78.4	0.0	1019.7	B
22	Dunedin	35,885	80.8	0.0	922.4	B
23	North Palm Beach	13,082	84.1	0.0	550.4	B
24	Valparaiso	5,449	91.8	0.0	550.6	B
25	North Port	93,930	93.7	0.0	781.4	B

Most Dangerous Cities in Florida

#	City	Population	Violent Rate	Murder Rate	Grade
1	Florida City	12,441	2290.8	64.3	F
2	Lake City	12,403	1556.1	16.1	F
3	Belle Glade	16,880	1327.0	41.5	F
4	Starke	5,415	1145.0	36.9	F
5	Pahokee	5,567	1131.7	35.9	F
6	Palm Springs	25,451	1131.6	0.0	F
7	Cocoa	20,235	1082.3	4.9	F
8	Miami Beach	79,031	1074.3	6.3	F
9	Panama City Beach	12,703	1031.3	15.7	F
10	Riviera Beach	39,021	943.1	17.9	F
11	Homestead	80,633	933.9	6.2	F
12	Daytona Beach	77,130	928.3	16.9	F
13	Melbourne	83,806	903.3	9.6	F
14	Perry	7,019	897.6	0.0	F
15	Lauderhill	72,421	872.7	9.7	F

All 287 Cities in Florida

Complete list ranked from safest to most dangerous.

Show all 287 cities

#	City	Pop.	Violent Rate	Grade
1	Longboat Key	7,484	0.0	A
2	Indian Shores	3,352	0.0	A
3	Hillsboro Beach	1,956	0.0	A
4	Ocean Ridge	1,845	0.0	A
5	Golden Beach	954	0.0	A
6	Gulf Stream	950	0.0	A
7	Bradenton Beach	923	0.0	A
8	Key Colony Beach	804	0.0	A
9	Welaka	718	0.0	A
10	Melbourne Village	698	0.0	A
11	Sea Ranch Lakes	542	0.0	A
12	Jupiter Inlet Colony	434	0.0	A
13	Manalapan	415	0.0	A
14	Indian Creek Village	81	0.0	A
15	Gulf Breeze	6,991	14.3	A
16	Belleair	4,568	21.9	A
17	Parkland	35,773	22.4	A
18	Indian River Shores	4,421	22.6	A
19	Highland Beach	3,948	25.3	A
20	Umatilla	3,910	25.6	A
21	Sanibel	7,511	26.6	A
22	Holmes Beach	3,032	33.0	A
23	Midway	2,995	33.4	A
24	Hypoluxo	2,868	34.9	B+
25	Bay Harbor Islands	5,610	35.7	B+
26	Bowling Green	2,464	40.6	B+
27	Sewall's Point	2,252	44.4	B+
28	Virginia Gardens	2,240	44.6	B+
29	Port Orange	64,037	45.3	B+
30	Vero Beach	17,622	45.4	B+
31	Lighthouse Point	10,512	47.6	B+
32	Weston	71,815	50.1	B+
33	Niceville	16,345	55.1	B+
34	Key Biscayne	14,306	55.9	B+
35	Ponce Inlet	3,436	58.2	B+
36	Crescent City	1,709	58.5	B+
37	Fellsmere	5,032	59.6	B+
38	Marco Island	16,362	61.1	B+
39	Melbourne Beach	3,231	61.9	B+
40	Satellite Beach	11,295	62.0	B+
41	Belleair Beach	1,612	62.0	B+
42	Hialeah Gardens	22,065	63.4	B+
43	Tavares	21,790	64.2	B+
44	Westlake	6,121	65.3	B+
45	Venice	24,366	65.7	B+
46	Punta Gorda	20,766	67.4	B
47	Bal Harbour Village	2,935	68.1	B
48	North Redington Beach	1,465	68.3	B
49	South Palm Beach	1,454	68.8	B
50	Davenport	17,456	74.5	B
51	Palm Beach Shores	1,324	75.5	B
52	Juno Beach	3,868	77.6	B
53	Lake Alfred	7,649	78.4	B
54	Dunedin	35,885	80.8	B
55	Windermere	3,619	82.9	B
56	North Palm Beach	13,082	84.1	B
57	Valparaiso	5,449	91.8	B
58	North Port	93,930	93.7	B
59	Village of Pinecrest	17,963	94.6	B
60	Cooper City	36,714	95.3	B
61	Biscayne Park	3,063	97.9	B
62	Port St. Lucie	245,394	99.0	B
63	Sweetwater	20,733	101.3	B
64	Wildwood	18,726	101.5	B
65	Miami Lakes	31,511	101.6	B
66	Oviedo	41,656	105.6	C+
67	Naples	19,668	106.8	C+
68	Lake Clarke Shores	3,653	109.5	C+
69	Coral Gables	48,920	110.4	C+
70	Lady Lake	16,255	110.7	C+
71	Palm Beach Gardens	58,629	110.9	C+
72	Surfside	5,405	111.0	C+
73	Flagler Beach	5,339	112.4	C+
74	Tequesta	6,128	114.2	C+
75	Pembroke Pines	175,757	118.9	C+
76	Lake Hamilton	1,675	119.4	C+
77	Jupiter Island	834	119.9	C+
78	Oldsmar	14,801	121.6	C+
79	Minneola	13,001	123.1	C+
80	Jupiter	67,054	123.8	C+
81	El Portal	2,397	125.2	C+
82	Maitland	19,136	125.4	C+
83	Fernandina Beach	13,383	127.0	C+
84	Cape Coral	199,503	127.8	C+
85	Wellington	61,652	129.8	C+
86	Safety Harbor	16,924	130.0	C+
87	Neptune Beach	6,914	130.2	C+
88	Pensacola	53,583	130.6	C+
89	St. Augustine Beach	6,870	131.0	C+
90	Haines City	41,035	131.6	C+
91	Edgewater	24,166	132.4	C+
92	Sunny Isles Beach	21,762	133.3	C+
93	Coral Springs	135,157	136.9	C+
94	Doral	77,375	137.0	C+
95	Indian Rocks Beach	3,629	137.8	C+
96	Lake Mary	16,669	138.0	C+
97	Cedar Key	719	139.1	C+
98	Atlantis	2,144	139.9	C+
99	Coconut Creek	62,220	141.4	C+
100	Lynn Haven	21,152	141.8	C+
101	Bonifay	2,804	142.7	C+
102	Indian Harbour Beach	9,020	144.1	C+
103	Redington Beaches	1,372	145.8	C
104	Edgewood	2,717	147.2	C
105	Cutler Bay	43,290	147.8	C
106	Palmetto Bay	24,245	148.5	C
107	South Pasadena	5,268	151.9	C
108	Clewiston	7,212	152.5	C
109	West Melbourne	30,057	153.0	C
110	Sebastian	27,445	153.0	C
111	Jay	646	154.8	C
112	Royal Palm Beach	39,654	158.9	C
113	Atlantic Beach	13,079	160.6	C
114	Aventura	38,317	164.4	C
115	Milton	10,909	165.0	C
116	New Smyrna Beach	31,839	166.5	C
117	Howey-in-the-Hills	1,191	167.9	C
118	Jasper	4,127	169.6	C
119	Indialantic	2,929	170.7	C
120	Miramar	138,613	171.0	C
121	Boca Raton	100,557	171.0	C
122	Sneads	1,748	171.6	C
123	Palm Beach	9,262	172.7	C
124	Winter Springs	37,788	174.7	C
125	Belleair Bluffs	2,277	175.7	C
126	Margate	59,449	176.6	C
127	Zephyrhills	20,351	176.9	C
128	Ormond Beach	43,860	180.1	C
129	Chiefland	2,181	183.4	C
130	Treasure Island	6,504	184.5	C
131	St. Cloud	68,966	188.5	C
132	Clermont	48,180	188.9	C
133	Trenton	2,117	188.9	C
134	South Daytona	13,712	189.6	C
135	Astatula	2,107	189.8	C
136	Hialeah	234,235	190.8	C
137	Seminole	19,201	192.7	C
138	North Bay Village	8,165	196.0	D+
139	Sunrise	96,428	202.2	D+
140	Mount Dora	14,801	202.7	D+
141	Belle Isle	7,392	202.9	D+
142	Winter Park	29,853	204.3	D+
143	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	6,719	208.4	D+
144	Marianna	7,670	208.6	D+
145	Daytona Beach Shores	5,251	209.5	D+
146	Rockledge	28,614	209.7	D+
147	Plantation	98,100	210.0	D+
148	Chattahoochee	3,324	210.6	D+
149	Crestview	29,903	214.0	D+
150	Fruitland Park	8,877	214.0	D+
151	Davie	106,759	215.4	D+
152	Tamarac	67,399	216.6	D+
153	Auburndale	21,677	216.8	D+
154	Williston	2,732	219.6	D+
155	Groveland	17,622	221.3	D+
156	Southwest Ranches	8,025	224.3	D+
157	Eustis	21,642	231.0	D+
158	Lake Helen	3,005	232.9	D+
159	Pinellas Park	53,481	233.7	D+
160	Winter Haven	59,450	235.5	D+
161	Tarpon Springs	26,119	237.4	D+
162	Longwood	17,298	242.8	D+
163	Lake Wales	16,813	243.9	D+
164	Greenacres City	44,143	244.7	D+
165	Miami Shores	11,476	252.7	D+
166	Orange City	14,880	262.1	D+
167	Center Hill	1,523	262.6	D+
168	Ocoee	49,877	264.7	D
169	Palatka	10,816	268.1	D
170	Lawtey	725	275.9	D
171	Casselberry	31,166	282.4	D
172	Wauchula	4,958	282.4	D
173	West Miami	6,883	290.6	D
174	Kenneth City	5,131	292.3	D
175	Holly Hill	13,040	306.7	D
176	Port St. Joe	3,583	307.0	D
177	Stuart	20,109	308.3	D
178	Gulfport	11,618	309.9	D
179	St. Pete Beach	8,687	310.8	D
180	Loxatachee Groves	3,484	315.7	D
181	Green Cove Springs	10,131	315.9	D
182	Madeira Beach	4,036	322.1	D
183	Winter Garden	47,484	322.2	D
184	Largo	82,489	324.9	D
185	Okeechobee	5,526	325.7	D
186	St. Augustine	15,435	336.9	D
187	Orange Park	8,864	338.4	D
188	Altamonte Springs	44,956	340.3	D
189	Clearwater	116,899	340.5	D
190	Hollywood	156,434	346.5	D
191	Palm Bay	141,137	347.2	D
192	Deerfield Beach	81,749	348.6	D
193	Parker	4,876	348.6	D
194	High Springs	6,285	350.0	D
195	Blountstown	2,275	351.6	D
196	Key West	24,697	352.3	D
197	Lakeland	113,876	354.8	D
198	Mascotte	8,691	368.2	D
199	Leesburg	33,435	379.8	F
200	DeFuniak Springs	7,053	382.8	F
201	DeLand	39,924	383.2	F
202	Bunnell	3,794	395.4	F
203	Alachua	9,998	400.1	F
204	Lake Placid	2,498	400.3	F
205	Port Richey	2,963	405.0	F
206	Cocoa Beach	11,763	408.1	F
207	Altha	490	408.2	F
208	Miami Gardens	110,466	414.6	F
209	Chipley	3,610	415.5	F
210	Boynton Beach	81,473	417.3	F
211	Temple Terrace	27,062	417.6	F
212	Delray Beach	67,780	422.0	F
213	Belleview	5,881	425.1	F
214	Brooksville	10,086	426.3	F
215	North Lauderdale	44,618	430.3	F
216	Apopka	60,583	430.8	F
217	Tampa	408,646	444.6	F
218	South Miami	12,106	446.1	F
219	Bradenton	57,503	448.7	F
220	Fort Walton Beach	21,031	451.7	F
221	Miami	460,392	473.3	F
222	Wilton Manors	12,885	488.9	F
223	Kissimmee	81,967	491.7	F
224	Bartow	20,948	491.7	F
225	Hallandale Beach	40,153	498.1	F
226	Ocala	70,046	499.7	F
227	Dunnellon	1,991	502.3	F
228	Arcadia	7,986	513.4	F
229	Pembroke Park	6,812	513.8	F
230	Fort Myers	90,380	516.7	F
231	Titusville	49,970	518.3	F
232	Jacksonville Beach	23,894	539.9	F
233	Plant City	39,615	540.2	F
234	Fort Pierce	48,781	541.2	F
235	Sanford	66,900	542.6	F
236	Sarasota	58,432	549.4	F
237	Cross City	1,785	560.2	F
238	Oakland	3,193	563.7	F
239	Oakland Park	45,646	565.2	F
240	Gretna	1,413	566.2	F
241	West Palm Beach	126,427	575.8	F
242	Lake Park	8,959	580.4	F
243	North Miami Beach	42,574	582.5	F
244	Palmetto	13,662	607.5	F
245	St. Petersburg	264,999	619.6	F
246	Dania Beach	32,557	623.5	F
247	Monticello	2,397	625.8	F
248	Fort Lauderdale	184,347	628.2	F
249	Dade City	7,444	631.4	F
250	West Park	15,204	644.6	F
251	Panama City	36,646	649.5	F
252	Miami Springs	13,925	660.7	F
253	Lantana	12,825	670.6	F
254	Jacksonville	920,508	697.9	F
255	New Port Richey	17,249	701.5	F
256	Shalimar	850	705.9	F
257	Graceville	2,109	711.2	F
258	Lake Worth	41,324	730.8	F
259	Pompano Beach	113,545	737.2	F
260	Gainesville	147,022	738.0	F
261	Sebring	10,664	740.8	F
262	North Miami	58,502	748.7	F
263	Lauderdale Lakes	36,587	754.4	F
264	Tallahassee	196,012	773.4	F
265	Springfield	8,330	804.3	F
266	Live Oak	6,985	830.4	F
267	Orlando	310,713	835.8	F
268	Lauderhill	72,421	872.7	F
269	Perry	7,019	897.6	F
270	Melbourne	83,806	903.3	F
271	Daytona Beach	77,130	928.3	F
272	Homestead	80,633	933.9	F
273	Riviera Beach	39,021	943.1	F
274	Mangonia Park	2,755	943.7	F
275	South Bay	4,891	1001.8	F
276	Panama City Beach	12,703	1031.3	F
277	Miami Beach	79,031	1074.3	F
278	Cocoa	20,235	1082.3	F
279	Palm Springs	25,451	1131.6	F
280	Pahokee	5,567	1131.7	F
281	Starke	5,415	1145.0	F
282	Eatonville	2,266	1323.9	F
283	Belle Glade	16,880	1327.0	F
284	White Springs	765	1437.9	F
285	Lake City	12,403	1556.1	F
286	Medley	888	2139.6	F
287	Florida City	12,441	2290.8	F

Crime Composition in Florida

How violent crime breaks down across cities reporting data in Florida.

Agg. Assault: 72.6%

Robbery: 17.0%

Rape: 8.7%

Murder: 1.6%

State violent crime rate: 267.1/100K vs national average: 359.1/100K (26% below national average)

About This Data

Crime rates are from the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Report, the most recent data available. Rates are per 100,000 residents. Safety grades are based on national percentile ranking — an "A" means the city is safer than 80%+ of all US cities in our database.

Not all cities report to the FBI. Small agencies may have incomplete data. Always consider multiple years of data before drawing conclusions about a city's safety.

→ Most Dangerous Cities in Florida → Florida Crime Overview → Safest Cities in America → National Rankings → Safety Score Calculator

National demographic context: Crime and safety vary across racial and ethnic groups. Per-city demographic data is not published by the FBI, but national patterns show significant disparities. Full demographics | Racial disparities

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