Florida Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Florida displays a 48.08-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Hialeah, Florida at 80.44 points out of 100 versus Miami, Florida at 32.36.
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Florida displays 6 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 519 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 5 displayed profiles have scores.
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Florida has 4 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 2 increasing and 0 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Jacksonville, Florida has a reporting population of 961,739 residents versus 221,901 in Hialeah, Florida, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Florida is Hialeah with an adjusted safety score of 80.44 out of 100, ranked across 6 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Florida city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 6 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 6-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hialeah | #1 of 6 | 221,901 | 80.44 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| St. Petersburg | #2 of 6 | 260,646 | 68.02 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Tampa | #3 of 6 | 393,389 | 49.03 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Jacksonville | #4 of 6 | 961,739 | 33.33 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Miami | #5 of 6 | 446,663 | 32.36 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Orlando | Limited reporting | 311,732 | N/A | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 6 jurisdictions listed above.
Data, definitions and reuse
Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Monthly counts are summed over the agencies that reported each month, and agency coverage changes over time.
| Month | Violent | Property | Agencies reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5164 | 27079 | 231 |
| Feb | 5246 | 24388 | 229 |
| Mar | 5887 | 27043 | 234 |
| Apr | 6047 | 26488 | 237 |
| May | 6223 | 27859 | 236 |
| Jun | 5874 | 26071 | 237 |
| Jul | 6039 | 27426 | 235 |
| Aug | 5747 | 24945 | 238 |
| Sep | 5716 | 24275 | 238 |
| Oct | 5783 | 24805 | 235 |
| Nov | 5707 | 24464 | 235 |
| Dec | 16033 | 68172 | 236 |
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<img src="https://www.safetyatlas.us/img/charts/florida-crime-trend-2025.webp" alt="Chart of Florida crime statistics: Florida agencies reported 79,466 violent offenses in 2025. Between 229 to 238 agencies reported each month, so the total is not compared with 2024. Shows violent and property offenses per month." width="1200" height="675" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
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Florida in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Motor vehicle theft -35% (34,849 to 22,684), homicide -16%, burglary -11%, larceny-theft -11%, robbery -11%, aggravated assault -1%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 413,743 of 889,607 reports (46.5%); larceny-theft alone is 291,108 (32.7%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 70% of homicides cleared vs 19% of motor vehicle thefts and 21% of larcenies (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 1,172 reports in 2025 vs 1,387 in 2024 (-16%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Simple assault (199,850) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (83,716, 9.4% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Dec (55,465) and troughed in Feb (20,027), a 2.8× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 104 of 368 agencies reported motor vehicle theft in December 2025 (vs 109 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 368 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Florida monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
↓ Decreasing, 291108 reports vs 326735 in 2024 (down 11% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 22,368 | 110 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 20,027 | 109 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 22,310 | 110 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 21,997 | 109 | Full |
| May 2025 | 22,738 | 112 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 21,428 | 111 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 22,750 | 111 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 20,752 | 109 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 20,212 | 110 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 20,648 | 106 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 20,413 | 102 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 55,465 | 104 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 199850 reports vs 187537 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 14,506 | 112 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 14,370 | 111 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 17,420 | 113 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 17,278 | 112 | Full |
| May 2025 | 17,956 | 115 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 16,275 | 114 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 16,539 | 114 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 17,148 | 112 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 17,358 | 113 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 17,454 | 109 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 17,055 | 105 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 16,491 | 107 | Full |
Drug/Narcotic Violations, month by month
↑ Increasing, 82025 reports vs 74236 in 2024 (up 10% in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 6,142 | 113 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 5,925 | 112 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 7,224 | 114 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 7,186 | 113 | Full |
| May 2025 | 7,113 | 116 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 7,163 | 115 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 7,666 | 115 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 7,671 | 113 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 6,678 | 114 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 6,855 | 110 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 6,115 | 106 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 6,287 | 108 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
70% of homicides cleared vs 19% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1,172 | 824 | 70.3% |
| Aggravated Assault | 59,609 | 28,734 | 48.2% |
| Robbery | 10,583 | 4,498 | 42.5% |
| Burglary | 38,242 | 9,233 | 24.1% |
| Larceny-theft | 291,108 | 61,762 | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 22,684 | 4,392 | 19.4% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Florida city reports
- Hialeah safety report: #1 of 6, population 221,901, score 80.44, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- St. Petersburg safety report: #2 of 6, population 260,646, score 68.02, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Tampa safety report: #3 of 6, population 393,389, score 49.03, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Jacksonville safety report: #4 of 6, population 961,739, score 33.33, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Miami safety report: #5 of 6, population 446,663, score 32.36, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Orlando safety report: Limited reporting, population 311,732, score N/A, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
Reading the comparison
Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Florida reporting agencies recorded 55,465 larceny-theft offenses in Dec 2025 versus 20,027 in Feb 2025, a difference of 35,438 reports; 104 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 109 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 291,108 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Florida reporting agencies recorded 17,956 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 14,370 in Feb 2025, a difference of 3,586 reports; 115 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 111 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 199,850 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Florida reporting agencies recorded 7,671 drug/narcotic violations offenses in Aug 2025 versus 5,925 in Feb 2025, a difference of 1,746 reports; 113 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 112 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 82,025 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Florida reporting agencies recorded 824 cleared homicide offenses against 1,172 reports received in 2025 (70.3%), compared with 4,392 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 22,684 reports (19.4%), a 50.9-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Hialeah, Florida records 80.44 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 27.80 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 52.64; its reporting population of 221,901 residents accounts for 8.5% of the 2,596,070 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Miami, Florida records 32.36 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 20.28 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 52.64; its reporting population of 446,663 residents accounts for 17.2% of the 2,596,070 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Jacksonville, Florida records 33.33 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 19.31 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 52.64; its reporting population of 961,739 residents accounts for 37.0% of the 2,596,070 residents summed across the 6 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Florida reporting-agency sums contain 291,108 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 326,735 in 2024, 35,627 reports (10.9%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 102 to 112 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Florida reporting-agency sums contain 199,850 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 187,537 in 2024, 12,313 reports (6.6%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 105 to 115 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Florida reporting-agency sums contain 61,703 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 60,472 in 2024, 1,231 reports (2.0%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 105 to 115 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Florida directory
The scoring run contains 519 reportable jurisdictions in Florida. This public directory displays the 6 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 6-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Hialeah has the highest adjusted score at 80.44, and Miami has the lowest at 32.36. The public-cohort range is 48.08 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 4 decreasing, 0 stable, and 2 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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