Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area, FL Crime

The crime rate in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area is lower than the national average for both violent and property crimes. The violent crime rate in the area is 18.9 compared to 22.7 nationwide. Similarly, the property crime rate is 24.5 compared to 35.4 across the United States. This indicates that residents of this area can generally feel safe from violent and property crime when compared to other areas in the US.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area violent crime is 18.9. (The US average is 22.7)

Cape Coral-Fort Myers Metro Area property crime is 24.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Fort Myers, FL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	2303.8	6.1	79.7	907.6	1310.3	10063.4	2175	5494.7	2393.7
2001	2432.4	14.2	80.9	847.2	1490.2	8896.6	1939.1	5251	1706.5
2002	2130.4	31.7	55.5	732	1311.2	8021.9	1471.9	4975	1575
2003	1896.8	23.6	57	540.6	1275.7	6702.8	1311.1	4186.8	1204.9
2004	1974.6	28.8	76.7	579	1290.2	7054.9	1228.9	4520.5	1305.5
2005	1782.1	24	59.2	571.2	1127.6	5654.9	1094.4	3416.2	1144.3
2006	1577.1	25.2	64	550.4	937.5	4897.9	944.2	2846.2	1107.5
2007	1490.1	27.5	42.1	542	878.5	5431.2	931.9	3664.5	834.8
2008	1224.1	16.9	53.8	354.8	798.7	5133.1	986.1	3603.3	543.7
2009	1221.8	25.4	34.3	337.2	825	4223.4	1059.2	2716.7	447.6
2010	1056.7	10.6	43.9	230.1	772.1	4086.1	950.8	2841.7	293.7
2011	1219.4	31.7	50.7	269.2	867.8	4779.3	1056.3	3409.5	313.6
2012	1171.2	37.3	40.4	267.2	826.4	3644	787.5	2545.9	310.7
2013	1125.2	15	67.3	276.8	766.1	3409.9	586.5	2582.5	240.9
2014	1103	15.8	61.7	248.1	777.4	3121.1	527.8	2409.7	183.6
2015	1016.1	19.1	51.9	243.1	702	3015.7	572.3	2185.3	258.1
2016	1236.6	19.6	71.8	210.2	935	2824.5	462.3	2075	287.3
2017	941	12.5	66.3	234	628.1	2761.6	468	2010.8	282.8
2018	702.9	13.3	64	176.3	449.2	2759.5	454.1	1995	310.4
2019	570.9	10.6	39.9	110.4	410	2293	287.8	1824.3	180.9

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Fort Myers, FL	570.9	2,293.0	46,295	3	2019
Cape Coral, FL	116.4	1,120.6	184,346	10	2019
Sanibel, FL	39.9	598.0	7,505	18	2019
Punta Gorda, FL	88.0	1,358.9	14,501	23	2019
Naples, FL	49.2	1,444.0	21,757	30	2019
North Port, FL	135.4	1,377.9	31,632	40	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
St. Petersburg, FL	595.5	3,209.6	263,712	95	2019
Tampa, FL	405.0	1,628.7	292,941	104	2019
Miami, FL	593.1	3,667.8	463,009	116	2019
Orlando, FL	738.4	4,826.8	183,547	132	2019
New Orleans, LA	1,144.7	5,292.5	396,374	548	2019
Raleigh, NC	255.7	1,783.1	406,005	667	2019

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