Miami, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Miami, FL Summary

Crime in Miami research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Miami 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 Miami:

  • There were 15,737 total crimes committed in Miami the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,305.4 total crimes per 100K people in Miami.
  • The overall crime rate in Miami is 42.22% above the national average.
  • Miami ranks #227 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Miami ranks #8,442 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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Miami Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Miami is 3,305.4 per 100,000 people. That's 42.22% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 53.52% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Miami
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 15,737 3,305.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 61 12.8 5.9 6.3
Robbery 610 128.1 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,880 394.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2,645 555.6 383.6 369.8
Burglary 1,453 305.2 240.6 269.8
Larceny 10,017 2,104.0 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,622 340.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 13,092 2,749.8 1,769.4 1,954.4

Miami 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 Miami

2,645
Violent Crimes
555.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,645 violent crimes in Miami in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Miami is 555.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 180.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Miami each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.23% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 44.83% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Miami

13,092
Property Crimes
2,749.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13,092 property crimes in Miami in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Miami is 2,749.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Miami each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.41% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Miami

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pembroke Pines, FL 175,757 2,704 1,538.5 1,419.6 118.9
Miami Beach, FL 79,031 7,612 9,631.7 8,557.4 1,074.3
Coral Gables, FL 50,017 1,218 2,435.2 2,333.2 102.0
Miami Lakes, FL 31,584 456 1,443.8 1,345.6 98.2
Miami Springs, FL 13,925 457 3,281.9 2,621.2 660.7
West Miami, FL 6,911 87 1,258.9 1,027.3 231.5
El Portal, FL 2,397 12 500.6 375.5 125.2
Virginia Gardens, FL 2,251 27 1,199.5 1,110.6 88.8

Miami SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
5
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