Homestead, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Homestead, FL Summary

Crime in Homestead research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Homestead over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Homestead:

  • There were 2,589 total crimes committed in Homestead the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,210.8 total crimes per 100K people in Homestead.
  • The overall crime rate in Homestead is 38.15% above the national average.
  • Homestead ranks #220 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Homestead ranks #8,355 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Homestead Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Homestead is 3,210.8 per 100,000 people. That's 38.15% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.13% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Homestead
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,589 3,210.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 6.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 205 254.2 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 513 636.2 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 753 933.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 180 223.2 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,520 1,885.1 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 136 168.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,836 2,277.0 1,769.4 1,954.4

Homestead Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Homestead

753
Violent Crimes
933.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
152.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 753 violent crimes in Homestead in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Homestead is 933.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 107.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Homestead each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 152.53% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 143.45% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Homestead

1,836
Property Crimes
2,277.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,836 property crimes in Homestead in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Homestead is 2,277.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Homestead each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 16.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.68% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Homestead

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Coral Gables, FL 50,017 1,218 2,435.2 2,333.2 102.0
Cutler Bay, FL 44,098 928 2,104.4 1,845.9 258.5

Homestead SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
3
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