The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

To determine which cities in Florida are the most dangerous, we compiled data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report and sorted each city’s violent crime rate. Violent crimes include: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assaults.

Violent crime rate is calculated by dividing the total numbers of violent crime by the total population; the result is multiplied by 100,000.

The Florida sate average for violent crime is 442 per 100,000 people and its state average for property crime is 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

What Is The Most Dangerous City In Florida?

The most dangerous city in Florida is Florida City. In 2019, Florida City had a violent crime rate of 2,619.05 per 100,000 people and a property crime rate of 7,266.01.

Florida City’s violent crime rate is 6.8x greater than the state average. It’s property crime rate is more than 4x greater than the state average.

Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Florida

1. Florida City – 2,619.05 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	12,180
Property Crime Rate	7,266.01
Murders in 2019	4
Murder Rate	32.84
Poverty Rate	40%

2. Opa-locka – 1,957.46 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	16,501
Property Crime Rate	6,139.02
Murders in 2019	11
Murder Rate	66.66
Poverty Rate	41.2%

3. Daytona Beach – 1,136.98 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	69,834
Property Crime Rate	4,056.76
Murders in 2019	13
Murder Rate	18.62
Poverty Rate	24.3%

4. Lake Worth – 1,056.77 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	38,703
Property Crime Rate	3,103.12
Murders in 2019	6
Murder Rate	15.50
Poverty Rate	n/a

5. Perry – 1,011.85 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	6,918
Property Crime Rate	4,163.05
Murders in 2019	0
Murder Rate	0
Poverty Rate	31.9%

6. Belle Glade – 985.17 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	20,301
Property Crime Rate	1,994.98
Murders in 2019	4
Murder Rate	19.70
Poverty Rate	41.1%

7. Riviera Beach – 984.91 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	35,130
Property Crime Rate	4,173.07
Murders in 2019	7
Murder Rate	19.93
Poverty Rate	21.9%

8. Homestead – 953.22 violent crimes per 100k

Population in 2019	71,757
Property Crime Rate	3,166.24
Murders in 2019	4
Murder Rate	5.57
Poverty Rate	23.8%

9. Pahokee – 931.33 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	12,141
Property Crime Rate	2,525.65
Murders in 2019	0
Murder Rate	0
Poverty Rate	37.8%

10. Miami Beach – 924.23 violent crimes per 100k

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Population in 2019	92,185
Property Crime Rate	7,568.48
Murders in 2019	6
Murder Rate	6.5
Poverty Rate	14%

The Most Dangerous Cities In Florida VS The Safest City In Florida

Here’s a graph showing you the violent crime rates of the top 10 most dangerous cities in Florida and we also included one of the safest city in Florida, Coral Gables, to give you some perspective on the crime rates.

City	Population	Violent Crime Rate
1. Florida City	12,180	2,619.05
2. Opa Locka	16,501	1,957.46
3. Daytona Beach	69,834	1,136.98
4. Lake Worth	38,703	1,056.77
5. Perry	6,918	1,011.85
6. Belle Glade	20,301	985.17
7. Riviera Beach	35,130	984.91
8. Homestead	71,757	953.22
9. Pahokee	6,335	931.33
10.Miami Beach	92,185	924.23

Top 10 Most Dangerous Small-Sized Cities In Florida (Up To 50,000 People)

City	Population	Violent Crime Rate
1. Florida City	12,180	2,619.05
2. Opa Locka	16,501	1,957.46
3. Lake Worth	38,703	1,056.77
4. Perry	6,918	1,011.85
5. Lake Park	8,670	991.93
6. Belle Glade	20,301	985.17
7. Riviera Beach	35,130	984.91
8. Pahokee	6,335	931.33
9. Marianna	7,034	924.08
10. Live Oak	6,988	915.86

Top 10 Most Dangerous Medim-Sized Cities In Florida (50,000-175,000 People)

City	Population	Violent Crime Rate
1. Daytona Beach	69,834	1,136.98
2. Homestead	71,757	953.22
3. Miami Beach	92,185	924.23
4. Sanford	60,844	816.84
5. Ocala	60,932	809.10
6. North Miami	63,547	797.83
7. Pompano Beach	113,536	792.70
8. Lauderhill	72,746	784.92
9. West Palm Beach	112,798	761.54
10. Miami Gardens	113,786	739.11

Most Dangerous Large Cities In Florida (175,000+ people)

City	Population	Violent Crime Rate
1. Orlando	292,120	738.40
2. Tallahassee	195,104	696.55
3. Jacksonville	909,142	647.42
4. St. Petersburg	267,696	595.45
5. Fort Lauderdale	184,765	594.27
6. Miami	480,505	593.13
7.Tampa	400,501	404.99
8.Hialeah	240,688	208.98
9. Pembroke Pines	174,641	203.27
10. Port St. Lucie	199,433	146.92