Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2022
Orlando, FL Crime Grade
How Orlando 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 Orlando, FL was 835.8 per 100,000 residents (2,597 incidents over a population of 310,713). That puts Orlando Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 158% above the Florida statewide rate of 323.9.
That ranks Orlando #3,619 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #153 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and up 12% over the last five years.
Orlando, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 835.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,619 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #153 of 163
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- up 12%
- Population
- 310,713
- Reporting agency
- Orlando Police Department
- Data year
- 2022 · FBI UCR
Reported by Orlando Police Department (FBI ORI FL0480400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Orlando (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Orlando 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 | 744.1(2,113) | 796.0(2,282) | 738.4(2,157) | 860.4(2,524) | 835.8(2,597) |
| Murder | 8.1(23) | 13.6(39) | 8.6(25) | 10.6(31) | 10.3(32) |
| Rape | 64.4(183) | 69.8(200) | 69.8(204) | 57.6(169) | 72.7(226) |
| Robbery | 213.0(605) | 219.1(628) | 183.5(536) | 172.8(507) | 137.1(426) |
| Aggravated assault | 458.5(1,302) | 493.6(1,415) | 476.5(1,392) | 619.4(1,817) | 615.7(1,913) |
| Property crime | 5462.3(15,512) | 4819.3(13,816) | 4831.9(14,115) | 3815.1(11,192) | 4035.6(12,539) |
| Burglary | 840.9(2,388) | 564.7(1,619) | 501.2(1,464) | 408.4(1,198) | 449.9(1,398) |
| Larceny | 4125.3(11,715) | 3824.8(10,965) | 3889.5(11,362) | 3003.8(8,812) | 3173.7(9,861) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 488.4(1,387) | 425.2(1,219) | 436.1(1,274) | 391.3(1,148) | 404.9(1,258) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Orlando, 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 Orlando 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 Orlando calculated?
- Orlando'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 Orlando 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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