Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2022
Miami Beach, FL Crime Grade
How Miami 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
10/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2022, the violent crime rate in Miami Beach, FL was 1074.3 per 100,000 residents (849 incidents over a population of 79,031). That puts Miami Beach Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 232% above the Florida statewide rate of 323.9.
That ranks Miami Beach #3,701 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #159 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 43% year over year and up 12% over the last five years.
Miami Beach, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1074.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,701 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #159 of 163
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 43%
- 5-year change
- up 12%
- Population
- 79,031
- Reporting agency
- Miami Beach Police Department
- Data year
- 2022 · FBI UCR
Reported by Miami Beach Police Department (FBI ORI FL0130700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Miami Beach (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Miami Beach vs. U.S., 2022 — 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 954.9(884) | 937.3(871) | 924.2(852) | 750.4(668) | 1074.3(849) |
| Murder | 4.3(4) | 5.4(5) | 6.5(6) | 5.6(5) | 6.3(5) |
| Rape | 109.1(101) | 103.3(96) | 99.8(92) | 69.6(62) | 137.9(109) |
| Robbery | 332.7(308) | 300.2(279) | 308.1(284) | 224.7(200) | 307.5(243) |
| Aggravated assault | 508.8(471) | 528.4(491) | 509.8(470) | 450.5(401) | 622.5(492) |
| Property crime | 8198.0(7,589) | 7487.5(6,958) | 7579.3(6,987) | 5747.2(5,116) | 8575.1(6,777) |
| Burglary | 762.7(706) | 695.2(646) | 777.8(717) | 498.8(444) | 628.9(497) |
| Larceny | 6947.1(6,431) | 6351.2(5,902) | 6393.7(5,894) | 4767.6(4,244) | 7399.6(5,848) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 486.1(450) | 429.4(399) | 397.0(366) | 472.9(421) | 528.9(418) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Miami 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 Miami 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 Miami Beach calculated?
- Miami 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 Miami 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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