Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, the Florida city with the highest number of Violent Crimes was Jacksonville (6,424), followed by Miami (2,645), Orlando (2,524), Tampa (2,119), and St. Petersburg (1,772).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high number of Violent crimes in 2020, 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 2020
Jacksonville
6,424
Miami
2,645
Orlando
2,524
Tampa
2,119
St. Petersburg
1,772
Tallahassee
1,516
Fort Lauderdale
1,158
Gainesville
1,042
West Palm Beach
863
Pompano Beach
837
Ranking of Florida Cities By Number of Violent Crimes in 2020
Rank
City
Number of Crimes
1 Jacksonville 6,424
2 Miami 2,645
3 Orlando 2,524
4 Tampa 2,119
5 St. Petersburg 1,772
6 Tallahassee 1,516
7 Fort Lauderdale 1,158
8 Gainesville 1,042
9 West Palm Beach 863
10 Pompano Beach 837
11 Miami Gardens 782
12 Melbourne 757
13 Daytona Beach 725
14 Miami Beach 668
15 Lauderhill 632
16 Homestead 610
17 Hollywood 542
18 Boynton Beach 523
19 Sanford 511
20 North Miami 481
21 Fort Myers 467
22 Clearwater 460
23 Hialeah 447
24 Riviera Beach 428
25 Ocala 413
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