Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2022
South Daytona, FL Crime Grade
How South Daytona 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
5/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2022, the violent crime rate in South Daytona, FL was 189.6 per 100,000 residents (26 incidents over a population of 13,712). That puts South Daytona 52% below the U.S. rate of 398.1 and 41% below the Florida statewide rate of 323.9.
That ranks South Daytona #1,983 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 47% of them, and #68 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 25% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
South Daytona, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 189.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,983 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #68 of 163
- Safer than
- 47% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 25%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 13,712
- Reporting agency
- South Daytona Police Department
- Data year
- 2022 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Daytona Police Department (FBI ORI FL0641300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Daytona (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Daytona 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 | 341.6(44) | 429.5(56) | 228.0(30) | 151.8(20) | 189.6(26) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 7.8(1) | 7.7(1) | 7.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 85.4(11) | 69.0(9) | 45.6(6) | 60.7(8) | 21.9(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 248.4(32) | 352.8(46) | 174.8(23) | 91.1(12) | 167.7(23) |
| Property crime | 2848.9(367) | 2454.4(320) | 1603.5(211) | 1510.3(199) | 1356.5(186) |
| Burglary | 838.4(108) | 621.3(81) | 410.4(54) | 333.9(44) | 452.2(62) |
| Larceny | 1738.9(224) | 1534.0(200) | 1003.1(132) | 979.1(129) | 758.5(104) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 263.9(34) | 291.5(38) | 190.0(25) | 197.3(26) | 138.6(19) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Daytona, 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 South Daytona 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 South Daytona calculated?
- South Daytona'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 South Daytona 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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