Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Belle Glade, FL Crime Grade
How Belle Glade grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
10/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Belle Glade, FL was 1327.0 per 100,000 residents (224 incidents over a population of 16,880). That puts Belle Glade 264% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 396% above the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Belle Glade #3,737 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 1% of them, and #161 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 19% year over year and up 35% over the last five years.
Belle Glade, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1327.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,737 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #161 of 163
- Safer than
- 1% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 19%
- 5-year change
- up 35%
- Population
- 16,880
- Reporting agency
- Belle Glade Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Belle Glade Police Department (FBI ORI FL0500100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Belle Glade (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Belle Glade vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 985.2(200) | 908.8(185) | 1309.6(219) | 1118.6(188) | 1327.0(224) |
| Murder | 19.7(4) | 24.6(5) | 35.9(6) | 17.8(3) | 41.5(7) |
| Rape | 44.3(9) | 88.4(18) | 113.6(19) | 65.4(11) | 35.5(6) |
| Robbery | 78.8(16) | 93.3(19) | 101.7(17) | 101.1(17) | 88.9(15) |
| Aggravated assault | 842.3(171) | 702.5(143) | 1058.4(177) | 934.1(157) | 1161.1(196) |
| Property crime | 2019.6(410) | 2618.3(533) | 2433.8(407) | 3105.8(522) | 2671.8(451) |
| Burglary | 399.0(81) | 422.5(86) | 382.7(64) | 464.1(78) | 337.7(57) |
| Larceny | 1438.4(292) | 2019.0(411) | 1722.2(288) | 2296.7(386) | 2156.4(364) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 157.6(32) | 132.6(27) | 287.0(48) | 309.4(52) | 165.9(28) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Belle Glade, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Belle Glade Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Belle Glade calculated?
- Belle Glade's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Belle Glade Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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