Miami, FL Crime


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Miami, FL has a higher rate of violent and property crime than the US average. The rate of violent crime in Miami is 48.8 per 1,000 people, which is more than double the national figure of 22.7. Similarly, the rate of property crime in Miami is 62.7 per 1,000 people, compared to the national average of 35.4. These figures demonstrate that there is a problem with both violent and property crimes in Miami that needs to be addressed in order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its citizens.

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

Miami violent crime is 48.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Miami property crime is 62.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Miami, FL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000201716.930.2787.911828162.818704827.71465.2
20011938.917.731.7731.21158.27551.41672.14473.41405.9
20021906.917.125.3713.91150.57050.41572.94191.11286.4
20031875.319.428767.21060.76909.51540.24036.11333.2
20041677.417.926.5614.51018.56361.91442.43803.91115.6
20051579.713.9165201029.960061384.83587.51033.8
20061509.419.625.7537.2926.95163.21130.53045.5987.2
20071491.51913.9618.4840.25163.41177.13041.5944.8
20081334.714.79.8564.6745.55189.61155.13177.4857.1
20091188.714.115.5499.5659.64956.51158.43193.2605
20101107.715.410.4421.4660.448171045.23215.8556
20111197.616.823.7494.4662.65660.91269.73724.4666.8
2012117216.715.7505.9633.85375.210273693.9654.3
20131181.91722.9529.6612.35002954.43590.2457.5
2014106019.226.1424.2590.54832.7867.13439.4526.3
20151021.317.118.3383.8602.14367.4709.93132.9524.7
2016887.512.220321534.24221.45883189.3444.1
2017720.911.222.7211.2475.84014.25273090.9396.3
2018629.59.727.7175417.13559.3434.82776.9347.5
2019593.18.931.6160392.53667.8368.62959.2340.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
West Miami, FL143.51,112.26,13152019
Miami Springs, FL250.52,650.613,59252019
Virginia Gardens, FL203.31,626.02,48752019
El Portal, FL80.71,008.52,40952019
Miami Beach, FL924.27,568.598,32462019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Orlando, FL738.44,826.8183,5471942019
St. Petersburg, FL595.53,209.6263,7122032019
Tampa, FL405.01,628.7292,9412052019
New Orleans, LA1,144.75,292.5396,3746632019
Raleigh, NC255.71,783.1406,0057012019

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Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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