Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Key Biscayne, FL Crime Grade
How Key Biscayne 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Key Biscayne, FL was 55.9 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 14,306). That puts Key Biscayne 85% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 79% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Key Biscayne #587 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 84% of them, and #12 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 11% year over year and up 48% over the last five years.
Key Biscayne, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 55.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #587 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #12 of 163
- Safer than
- 84% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 11%
- 5-year change
- up 48%
- Population
- 14,306
- Reporting agency
- Key Biscayne Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Key Biscayne Police Department (FBI ORI FL0134300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Key Biscayne (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Key Biscayne vs. U.S., 2024 — 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 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 37.7(5) | 23.3(3) | 21.0(3) | 63.0(9) | 55.9(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 7.0(1) | 28.0(4) |
| Robbery | 15.1(2) | 7.8(1) | 14.0(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 15.1(2) | 15.5(2) | 7.0(1) | 56.0(8) | 28.0(4) |
| Property crime | 1321.0(175) | 1519.6(196) | 954.0(136) | 1113.2(159) | 775.9(111) |
| Burglary | 83.0(11) | 23.3(3) | 35.1(5) | 49.0(7) | 41.9(6) |
| Larceny | 1102.1(146) | 1318.0(170) | 918.9(131) | 1050.2(150) | 685.0(98) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 135.9(18) | 178.3(23) | 0.0(0) | 14.0(2) | 48.9(7) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Key Biscayne, 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 Key Biscayne 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 Key Biscayne calculated?
- Key Biscayne'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 Key Biscayne 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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