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Safest towns in Florida

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 79 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Gulf Breeze 1 Gulf Breeze 4.8 Violent 0.5 per 1,000 Map of Longboat Key 2 Longboat Key 5.8 Violent 0.1 per 1,000 Map of Marco Island 3 Marco Island 5.9 Violent 0.6 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Gulf Breeze Gulf Breeze6,660 people 4.8 0.5 per 1,000 2.9 per 1,000
2 Map of Longboat Key Longboat Key7,539 people 5.8 0.1 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
3 Map of Marco Island Marco Island16,205 people 5.9 0.6 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
4 Davenport Davenport13,238 people 6.6 0.8 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
5 Map of Belleair Belleair4,428 people 6.9 0.3 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
6 North Palm Beach North Palm Beach13,238 people 8.5 0.9 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
7 Map of Fellsmere Fellsmere4,953 people 8.5 0.9 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
8 Lake Helen Lake Helen2,918 people 9.6 1.6 per 1,000 3.3 per 1,000
9 Map of Oviedo Oviedo40,599 people 10.2 1.1 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
10 Map of Safety Harbor Safety Harbor17,033 people 10.5 1.2 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
11 Juno Beach Juno Beach3,890 people 10.7 0.9 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
12 North Port North Port84,605 people 11.1 1.0 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
13 Haines City Haines City34,234 people 11.2 1.0 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
14 Dunedin Dunedin36,062 people 11.4 0.8 per 1,000 8.2 per 1,000
15 Lake Alfred Lake Alfred7,277 people 13.0 0.8 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
16 Lake Mary Lake Mary16,860 people 13.5 1.2 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
17 Wellington Wellington62,146 people 13.6 1.2 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
18 Westlake Westlake4,237 people 13.7 0.8 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
19 St. Cloud St. Cloud65,130 people 14.4 1.6 per 1,000 7.9 per 1,000
20 Map of Holmes Beach Holmes Beach3,047 people 15.1 1.2 per 1,000 10.3 per 1,000
21 Miami Lakes Miami Lakes31,553 people 15.1 0.8 per 1,000 11.9 per 1,000
22 Hialeah Gardens Hialeah Gardens22,915 people 15.3 0.7 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
23 Sunny Isles Beach Sunny Isles Beach22,437 people 15.4 1.2 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
24 Coral Springs136,103 people 15.9 1.3 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
25 Map of Neptune Beach Neptune Beach7,168 people 16.2 1.0 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
26 Lighthouse Point Lighthouse Point10,600 people 16.9 0.7 per 1,000 14.2 per 1,000
27 Atlantic Beach Atlantic Beach13,363 people 19.0 1.6 per 1,000 12.7 per 1,000
28 Cutler Bay45,070 people 19.5 1.4 per 1,000 13.9 per 1,000
29 Royal Palm Beach40,344 people 20.5 1.9 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
30 South Pasadena South Pasadena5,320 people 21.0 1.2 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
31 Map of Oldsmar Oldsmar14,904 people 21.0 1.3 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
32 Maitland Maitland19,469 people 21.4 1.9 per 1,000 13.8 per 1,000
33 Greenacres44,373 people 21.7 2.4 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
34 Indian Rocks Beach Indian Rocks Beach3,664 people 21.8 1.2 per 1,000 17.1 per 1,000
35 Palm Bay Palm Bay130,132 people 22.0 3.1 per 1,000 9.5 per 1,000
36 Boca Raton Boca Raton100,234 people 22.2 1.5 per 1,000 16.2 per 1,000
37 Longwood Longwood16,337 people 22.8 2.4 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
38 Seminole Seminole19,396 people 23.8 1.6 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
39 Palmetto Bay24,639 people 24.1 1.5 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
40 Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs25,791 people 24.2 2.4 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
41 Treasure Island Treasure Island6,553 people 24.2 1.9 per 1,000 16.7 per 1,000
42 Map of Winter Haven Winter Haven55,200 people 26.7 2.8 per 1,000 15.7 per 1,000
43 Winter Park Winter Park30,274 people 27.1 2.2 per 1,000 18.1 per 1,000
44 Plantation Plantation96,293 people 27.1 1.9 per 1,000 19.5 per 1,000
45 Auburndale Auburndale18,530 people 27.5 2.1 per 1,000 19.3 per 1,000
46 Titusville Titusville49,385 people 28.0 4.3 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
47 Temple Terrace27,275 people 29.1 3.3 per 1,000 15.8 per 1,000
48 Map of Parker Parker4,509 people 29.6 2.4 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
49 St. Pete Beach St. Pete Beach8,805 people 29.6 2.4 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
50 Lake Wales Lake Wales16,785 people 29.7 3.2 per 1,000 16.8 per 1,000
51 Tampa Tampa401,618 people 30.1 4.1 per 1,000 13.6 per 1,000
52 Gulfport11,734 people 31.6 2.4 per 1,000 22.2 per 1,000
53 DeFuniak Springs DeFuniak Springs6,532 people 32.3 3.7 per 1,000 17.6 per 1,000
54 Casselberry Casselberry30,135 people 32.5 2.6 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
55 Map of Madeira Beach Madeira Beach3,953 people 32.5 2.5 per 1,000 22.6 per 1,000
56 Map of Pinellas Park Pinellas Park53,560 people 32.9 2.4 per 1,000 23.1 per 1,000
57 Leesburg Leesburg30,807 people 32.9 3.4 per 1,000 19.2 per 1,000
58 Bartow Bartow20,438 people 32.9 4.1 per 1,000 16.6 per 1,000
59 Altamonte Springs Altamonte Springs46,116 people 33.9 3.2 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
60 Bradenton Bradenton57,014 people 36.8 4.8 per 1,000 17.5 per 1,000
61 Apopka Apopka58,232 people 38.9 4.2 per 1,000 22.1 per 1,000
62 South Miami South Miami12,277 people 40.2 4.8 per 1,000 20.9 per 1,000
63 Aventura Aventura39,885 people 41.2 1.3 per 1,000 36.0 per 1,000
64 Map of Panama City Panama City34,979 people 42.4 5.6 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
65 West Palm Beach122,290 people 43.2 5.9 per 1,000 19.7 per 1,000
66 Brooksville Brooksville9,457 people 43.9 5.2 per 1,000 23.0 per 1,000
67 Miami Miami459,745 people 44.6 4.4 per 1,000 27.1 per 1,000
68 Map of Springfield Springfield8,230 people 45.0 6.4 per 1,000 19.6 per 1,000
69 Map of Sanford Sanford63,730 people 45.8 5.6 per 1,000 23.2 per 1,000
70 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg262,732 people 46.3 5.6 per 1,000 23.8 per 1,000
71 Map of Ocala Ocala66,584 people 47.2 4.8 per 1,000 28.2 per 1,000
72 North Miami Beach North Miami Beach43,898 people 49.6 5.7 per 1,000 26.6 per 1,000
73 Palatka Palatka10,650 people 50.0 4.3 per 1,000 32.7 per 1,000
74 South Bay South Bay5,102 people 52.1 8.5 per 1,000 18.0 per 1,000
75 Pahokee Pahokee5,609 people 62.2 9.6 per 1,000 23.7 per 1,000
76 Riviera Beach Riviera Beach38,657 people 66.9 9.0 per 1,000 30.7 per 1,000
77 Belle Glade Belle Glade16,972 people 71.0 11.8 per 1,000 23.9 per 1,000
78 Lake Park9,081 people 82.6 5.6 per 1,000 60.1 per 1,000
79 Florida City Florida City12,943 people 142.5 18.5 per 1,000 68.5 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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