Tamarac, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tamarac, FL Summary

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

  • There were 1,155 total crimes committed in Tamarac the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,713.7 total crimes per 100K people in Tamarac.
  • The overall crime rate in Tamarac is -26.27% below the national average.
  • Tamarac ranks #123 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Tamarac ranks #5,896 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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Tamarac Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tamarac is 1,713.7 per 100,000 people. That's -26.27% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.41% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tamarac
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,155 1,713.7 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 4.5 5.9 6.3
Robbery 26 38.6 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 97 143.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 146 216.6 383.6 369.8
Burglary 79 117.2 240.6 269.8
Larceny 788 1,169.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 142 210.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,009 1,497.1 1,769.4 1,954.4

Tamarac 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 Tamarac

146
Violent Crimes
216.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 146 violent crimes in Tamarac in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tamarac is 216.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 461.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tamarac each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.42% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -43.53% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tamarac

1,009
Property Crimes
1,497.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,009 property crimes in Tamarac in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tamarac is 1,497.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tamarac each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.40% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.39% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tamarac

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
Plantation, FL 94,014 2,604 2,769.8 2,504.9 264.9
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
Coconut Creek, FL 62,220 750 1,205.4 1,064.0 141.4
Margate, FL 59,449 780 1,312.0 1,135.4 176.6

Tamarac SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
7
Amenities
10
Education
7
Commute
5
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