Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Margate, FL Crime Grade
How Margate 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
4/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Margate, FL was 176.6 per 100,000 residents (105 incidents over a population of 59,449). That puts Margate Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 54% below the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Margate #1,870 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 50% of them, and #64 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 6% year over year and down 24% over the last five years.
Margate, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 176.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,870 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #64 of 163
- Safer than
- 50% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 6%
- 5-year change
- down 24%
- Population
- 59,449
- Reporting agency
- Margate Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Margate Police Department (FBI ORI FL0062100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Margate (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Margate vs. U.S., 2020 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 230.9(134) | 202.9(119) | 165.6(98) | 166.7(99) | 176.6(105) |
| Murder | 3.4(2) | 0.0(0) | 1.7(1) | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.8(8) | 6.8(4) | 6.8(4) | 15.2(9) | 10.1(6) |
| Robbery | 51.7(30) | 68.2(40) | 62.5(37) | 47.2(28) | 57.2(34) |
| Aggravated assault | 162.0(94) | 127.9(75) | 94.6(56) | 102.7(61) | 109.3(65) |
| Property crime | 1669.8(969) | 1783.5(1,046) | 1686.2(998) | 1578.2(937) | 1138.8(677) |
| Burglary | 274.0(159) | 320.6(188) | 174.0(103) | 166.7(99) | 90.8(54) |
| Larceny | 1202.8(698) | 1253.2(735) | 1339.8(793) | 1231.2(731) | 921.8(548) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 180.9(105) | 209.7(123) | 170.6(101) | 176.9(105) | 122.8(73) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Margate, 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 Margate 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 Margate calculated?
- Margate'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 Margate 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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