Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, the Florida city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Jacksonville (5,189), followed by Miami (4,856), Orlando (2,508), St. Petersburg (2,239), and Tampa (2,162).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Florida cities with high number of Violent crimes.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Florida, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
You can also see this information for other states.
You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Florida cities.
Rank | City | Number of Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 5,189 |
| 2 | Miami | 4,856 |
| 3 | Orlando | 2,508 |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 2,239 |
| 5 | Tampa | 2,162 |
| 6 | Tallahassee | 1,582 |
| 7 | Fort Lauderdale | 1,543 |
| 8 | Pompano Beach | 1,060 |
| 9 | Homestead | 1,045 |
| 10 | Miami Beach | 941 |
| 11 | Miami Gardens | 931 |
| 12 | Gainesville | 851 |
| 13 | West Palm Beach | 821 |
| 14 | Hialeah | 810 |
| 15 | Fort Myers | 754 |
| 16 | Clearwater | 727 |
| 17 | Daytona Beach | 715 |
| 18 | Melbourne | 658 |
| 19 | Hollywood | 643 |
| 20 | Lauderhill | 587 |
| 21 | Kissimmee | 563 |
| 22 | Palm Bay | 553 |
| 23 | Miramar | 537 |
| 24 | North Miami | 521 |
| 25 | Pensacola | 473 |