Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023

Cape Coral, FL Crime Grade

How Cape Coral 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.

A

National

3/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

Florida

2/10

vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2023, the violent crime rate in Cape Coral, FL was 121.1 per 100,000 residents (277 incidents over a population of 228,672). That puts Cape Coral Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 58% below the Florida statewide rate of 286.7.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Cape Coral (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Cape Coral vs. U.S., 2023 — 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.

Offense20182019202020222023
Violent crime142.1(267)116.4(226)127.8(255)189.1(403)121.1(277)
Murder1.6(3)2.6(5)0.5(1)1.9(4)0.9(2)
Rape9.0(17)8.2(16)9.0(18)18.3(39)7.9(18)
Robbery27.1(51)18.5(36)10.0(20)11.7(25)5.7(13)
Aggravated assault104.3(196)87.0(169)108.3(216)157.2(335)106.7(244)
Property crime1438.8(2,703)1123.7(2,182)1071.7(2,138)926.4(1,974)913.1(2,088)
Burglary219.8(413)141.1(274)152.9(305)156.8(334)150.4(344)
Larceny1123.1(2,110)895.5(1,739)848.1(1,692)766.4(1,633)707.6(1,618)
Motor vehicle theft94.7(178)83.9(163)66.7(133)0.5(1)54.2(124)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: Cape Coral's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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