Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Parkland, FL Crime Grade
How Parkland 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Parkland, FL was 22.4 per 100,000 residents (8 incidents over a population of 35,773). That puts Parkland Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 94% below the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Parkland #163 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 96% of them, and #2 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 12% year over year and down 61% over the last five years.
Parkland, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 22.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #163 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #2 of 163
- Safer than
- 96% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 12%
- 5-year change
- down 61%
- Population
- 35,773
- Reporting agency
- Parkland Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Parkland Police Department (FBI ORI FL0063300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Parkland (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Parkland 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 | 57.0(18) | 66.8(22) | 112.6(38) | 25.5(9) | 22.4(8) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 50.4(17) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 12.7(4) | 6.1(2) | 3.0(1) | 5.7(2) | 2.8(1) |
| Robbery | 9.5(3) | 12.1(4) | 5.9(2) | 5.7(2) | 8.4(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 34.8(11) | 48.6(16) | 53.3(18) | 14.2(5) | 11.2(4) |
| Property crime | 548.0(173) | 792.1(261) | 710.9(240) | 536.3(189) | 564.7(202) |
| Burglary | 85.5(27) | 109.3(36) | 56.3(19) | 45.4(16) | 64.3(23) |
| Larceny | 411.8(130) | 561.4(185) | 533.2(180) | 428.4(151) | 380.2(136) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 41.2(13) | 121.4(40) | 121.4(41) | 62.4(22) | 117.4(42) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Parkland, 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 Parkland 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 Parkland calculated?
- Parkland'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 Parkland 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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