Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Miami Shores, FL Crime Grade
How Miami Shores 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
6/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Miami Shores, FL was 252.7 per 100,000 residents (29 incidents over a population of 11,476). That puts Miami Shores 31% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 5% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Miami Shores #2,389 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 37% of them, and #88 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 32% year over year and up 16% over the last five years.
Miami Shores, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 252.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,389 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #88 of 163
- Safer than
- 37% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 32%
- 5-year change
- up 16%
- Population
- 11,476
- Reporting agency
- Miami Shores Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Miami Shores Police Department (FBI ORI FL0130800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Miami Shores (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Miami Shores 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 | 217.6(23) | 270.3(28) | 267.5(30) | 191.2(22) | 252.7(29) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 9.5(1) | 57.9(6) | 53.5(6) | 17.4(2) | 34.9(4) |
| Robbery | 104.0(11) | 96.5(10) | 80.2(9) | 52.1(6) | 78.4(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 104.0(11) | 106.2(11) | 133.7(15) | 121.7(14) | 139.4(16) |
| Property crime | 5410.5(572) | 5232.7(542) | 3254.0(365) | 3597.8(414) | 3747.0(430) |
| Burglary | 539.2(57) | 386.2(40) | 276.4(31) | 243.3(28) | 252.7(29) |
| Larceny | 4663.3(493) | 4547.2(471) | 2674.5(300) | 3102.5(357) | 3206.7(368) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 208.1(22) | 280.0(29) | 303.1(34) | 252.0(29) | 278.8(32) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Miami Shores, 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 Shores 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 Shores calculated?
- Miami Shores'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 Shores 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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