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.
National
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
3/10
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.
That ranks Cape Coral #1,349 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 64% of them, and #38 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 36% year over year and down 15% over the last five years.
Cape Coral, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 121.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,349 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #38 of 163
- Safer than
- 64% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 36%
- 5-year change
- down 15%
- Population
- 228,672
- Reporting agency
- Cape Coral Police Department
- Data year
- 2023 · FBI UCR
Reported by Cape Coral Police Department (FBI ORI FL0360200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
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.
| Offense | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 142.1(267) | 116.4(226) | 127.8(255) | 189.1(403) | 121.1(277) |
| Murder | 1.6(3) | 2.6(5) | 0.5(1) | 1.9(4) | 0.9(2) |
| Rape | 9.0(17) | 8.2(16) | 9.0(18) | 18.3(39) | 7.9(18) |
| Robbery | 27.1(51) | 18.5(36) | 10.0(20) | 11.7(25) | 5.7(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 104.3(196) | 87.0(169) | 108.3(216) | 157.2(335) | 106.7(244) |
| Property crime | 1438.8(2,703) | 1123.7(2,182) | 1071.7(2,138) | 926.4(1,974) | 913.1(2,088) |
| Burglary | 219.8(413) | 141.1(274) | 152.9(305) | 156.8(334) | 150.4(344) |
| Larceny | 1123.1(2,110) | 895.5(1,739) | 848.1(1,692) | 766.4(1,633) | 707.6(1,618) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 94.7(178) | 83.9(163) | 66.7(133) | 0.5(1) | 54.2(124) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Cape Coral, 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 Cape Coral 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 Cape Coral calculated?
- Cape Coral'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 Cape Coral 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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