Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Homestead, FL Crime Grade
How Homestead 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 Homestead, FL was 437.1 per 100,000 residents (381 incidents over a population of 87,171). That puts Homestead Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 70% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Homestead #3,142 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 17% of them, and #126 of 163 in Florida.
Homestead, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 437.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,142 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #126 of 163
- Safer than
- 17% of U.S. cities
- 5-year change
- down 54%
- Population
- 87,171
- Reporting agency
- Homestead Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Homestead Police Department (FBI ORI FL0130500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Homestead (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Homestead 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 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 953.2(684) | 864.8(610) | 933.9(753) | 0.0(0) | 437.1(381) |
| Murder | 5.6(4) | 4.3(3) | 6.2(5) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 48.8(35) | 42.5(30) | 37.2(30) | 0.0(0) | 36.7(32) |
| Robbery | 422.3(303) | 303.4(214) | 254.2(205) | 0.0(0) | 162.9(142) |
| Aggravated assault | 476.6(342) | 514.6(363) | 636.2(513) | 0.0(0) | 237.5(207) |
| Property crime | 3177.4(2,280) | 2428.5(1,713) | 2281.9(1,840) | 0.0(0) | 1498.2(1,306) |
| Burglary | 256.4(184) | 286.4(202) | 223.2(180) | 0.0(0) | 185.8(162) |
| Larceny | 2727.3(1,957) | 1950.7(1,376) | 1885.1(1,520) | 0.0(0) | 1302.0(1,135) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 182.6(131) | 178.6(126) | 168.7(136) | 0.0(0) | 4.6(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Homestead, 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 Homestead 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 Homestead calculated?
- Homestead'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 Homestead 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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