Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Fort Pierce, FL Crime Grade
How Fort Pierce 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
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
8/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Fort Pierce, FL was 424.2 per 100,000 residents (219 incidents over a population of 51,623). That puts Fort Pierce Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 65% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Fort Pierce #3,109 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 18% of them, and #123 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Fort Pierce, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 424.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,109 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #123 of 163
- Safer than
- 18% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 51,623
- Reporting agency
- Fort Pierce Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Fort Pierce Police Department (FBI ORI FL0560100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Fort Pierce (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Fort Pierce 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 555.8(259) | 538.9(251) | 544.0(264) | 541.2(264) | 424.2(219) |
| Murder | 21.5(10) | 15.0(7) | 16.5(8) | 24.6(12) | 5.8(3) |
| Rape | 40.8(19) | 36.5(17) | 39.2(19) | 24.6(12) | 27.1(14) |
| Robbery | 141.6(66) | 92.3(43) | 86.5(42) | 51.2(25) | 46.5(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 352.0(164) | 395.1(184) | 401.8(195) | 440.7(215) | 344.8(178) |
| Property crime | 2886.5(1,345) | 2026.9(944) | 1871.0(908) | 1947.5(950) | 1582.6(817) |
| Burglary | 324.1(151) | 199.7(93) | 156.6(76) | 202.9(99) | 199.5(103) |
| Larceny | 2255.5(1,051) | 1530.9(713) | 1477.5(717) | 1492.4(728) | 1379.2(712) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 300.4(140) | 283.4(132) | 224.6(109) | 237.8(116) | 1.9(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Fort Pierce, 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 Fort Pierce 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 Fort Pierce calculated?
- Fort Pierce'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 Fort Pierce 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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