Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
North Lauderdale, FL Crime Grade
How North Lauderdale 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 2020, the violent crime rate in North Lauderdale, FL was 430.3 per 100,000 residents (192 incidents over a population of 44,618). That puts North Lauderdale Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% above the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks North Lauderdale #3,125 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 17% of them, and #124 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and down 9% over the last five years.
North Lauderdale, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 430.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,125 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #124 of 163
- Safer than
- 17% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- down 9%
- Population
- 44,618
- Reporting agency
- North Lauderdale Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by North Lauderdale Police Department (FBI ORI FL0062300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. North Lauderdale (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
North Lauderdale 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 | 472.5(209) | 523.4(231) | 551.0(246) | 513.3(230) | 430.3(192) |
| Murder | 2.3(1) | 9.1(4) | 2.2(1) | 15.6(7) | 13.4(6) |
| Rape | 54.3(24) | 54.4(24) | 38.1(17) | 71.4(32) | 42.6(19) |
| Robbery | 153.7(68) | 142.7(63) | 112.0(50) | 158.5(71) | 98.6(44) |
| Aggravated assault | 262.3(116) | 317.2(140) | 398.7(178) | 267.8(120) | 275.7(123) |
| Property crime | 2132.1(943) | 2190.9(967) | 1805.2(806) | 1827.8(819) | 1454.6(649) |
| Burglary | 468.0(207) | 455.4(201) | 268.8(120) | 180.8(81) | 161.4(72) |
| Larceny | 1347.5(596) | 1447.8(639) | 1323.6(591) | 1426.1(639) | 1093.7(488) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 312.0(138) | 285.5(126) | 210.5(94) | 216.5(97) | 192.7(86) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the North Lauderdale, 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 North Lauderdale 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 North Lauderdale calculated?
- North Lauderdale'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 North Lauderdale 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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