Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Fernandina Beach, FL Crime Grade
How Fernandina Beach 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
5/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Fernandina Beach, FL was 202.6 per 100,000 residents (28 incidents over a population of 13,822). That puts Fernandina Beach 38% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% below the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Fernandina Beach #2,059 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 45% of them, and #70 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 87% year over year and up 3% over the last five years.
Fernandina Beach, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 202.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,059 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #70 of 163
- Safer than
- 45% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 87%
- 5-year change
- up 3%
- Population
- 13,822
- Reporting agency
- Fernandina Beach Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Fernandina Beach Police Department (FBI ORI FL0450100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Fernandina Beach, FL
Also known as
- Amelia Beach
- Fernandina
- Egmont Town
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fernandina Beach (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fernandina Beach vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 196.7(25) | 127.0(17) | 154.9(21) | 108.4(15) | 202.6(28) |
| Murder | 7.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 31.5(4) | 14.9(2) | 36.9(5) | 21.7(3) | 72.3(10) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 14.9(2) | 7.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 157.4(20) | 97.1(13) | 110.6(15) | 86.7(12) | 130.2(18) |
| Property crime | 1203.8(153) | 904.1(121) | 479.4(65) | 513.1(71) | 499.2(69) |
| Burglary | 102.3(13) | 44.8(6) | 66.4(9) | 195.1(27) | 267.7(37) |
| Larceny | 1022.8(130) | 777.1(104) | 405.7(55) | 318.0(44) | 217.0(30) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 70.8(9) | 82.2(11) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Fernandina Beach, 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 Fernandina Beach 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 Fernandina Beach calculated?
- Fernandina Beach'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 Fernandina Beach 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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