Plantation, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Plantation, FL Summary

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

  • There were 2,604 total crimes committed in Plantation the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,769.8 total crimes per 100K people in Plantation.
  • The overall crime rate in Plantation is 19.17% above the national average.
  • Plantation ranks #194 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Plantation ranks #7,852 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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Plantation Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Plantation is 2,769.8 per 100,000 people. That's 19.17% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 28.65% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Plantation
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,604 2,769.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 3.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 63 67.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 173 184.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 249 264.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 193 205.3 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,881 2,000.8 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 281 298.9 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,355 2,504.9 1,769.4 1,954.4

Plantation 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 Plantation

249
Violent Crimes
264.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 249 violent crimes in Plantation in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Plantation is 264.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 377.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Plantation each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.95% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Plantation

2,355
Property Crimes
2,504.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
28.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,355 property crimes in Plantation in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Plantation is 2,504.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Plantation each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 28.17% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.57% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Plantation

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
Coral Springs, FL 135,027 1,828 1,353.8 1,232.3 121.5
Davie, FL 107,988 2,708 2,507.7 2,264.1 243.5
Boca Raton, FL 101,583 2,202 2,167.7 1,964.9 202.8
Sunrise, FL 96,428 1,519 1,575.3 1,373.0 202.2
Lauderhill, FL 72,421 2,541 3,508.7 2,636.0 872.7
Weston, FL 71,815 343 477.6 427.5 50.1
Tamarac, FL 67,399 1,155 1,713.7 1,497.1 216.6
Coconut Creek, FL 62,220 750 1,205.4 1,064.0 141.4
Oakland Park, FL 45,646 1,871 4,098.9 3,533.7 565.2

Plantation SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
4
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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