Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, the Florida city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Jacksonville (5,381), followed by Miami (2,978), Orlando (2,282), St. Petersburg (1,660), and Tampa (1,598).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2018, 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
Jacksonville
5,381
Miami
2,978
Orlando
2,282
St. Petersburg
1,660
Tampa
1,598
Tallahassee
1,404
West Palm Beach
1,026
Fort Lauderdale
1,006
Gainesville
989
Pompano Beach
876
Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2018
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 Jacksonville 5,381
2 Miami 2,978
3 Orlando 2,282
4 St. Petersburg 1,660
5 Tampa 1,598
6 Tallahassee 1,404
7 West Palm Beach 1,026
8 Fort Lauderdale 1,006
9 Gainesville 989
10 Pompano Beach 876
11 Miami Beach 871
12 Miami Gardens 816
13 Daytona Beach 764
14 Homestead 714
15 Melbourne 601
16 Fort Myers 582
17 Lauderhill 551
18 Hialeah 533
19 North Miami 524
20 Clearwater 510
21 Boynton Beach 477
22 Sanford 421
23 Riviera Beach 413
24 Delray Beach 409
25 Ocala 405
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