Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Miami, FL Crime Grade
How South Miami 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
7/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Miami, FL was 310.2 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 13,539). That puts South Miami 5% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks South Miami #2,686 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #100 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 32% year over year and down 49% over the last five years.
South Miami, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 310.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,686 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #100 of 163
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 32%
- 5-year change
- down 49%
- Population
- 13,539
- Reporting agency
- South Miami Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Miami Police Department (FBI ORI FL0131900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Miami (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Miami vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 609.3(72) | 569.1(66) | 731.0(85) | 454.3(55) | 310.2(42) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 16.5(2) | 7.4(1) |
| Rape | 42.3(5) | 69.0(8) | 34.4(4) | 16.5(2) | 59.1(8) |
| Robbery | 101.6(12) | 120.7(14) | 154.8(18) | 90.9(11) | 103.4(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 465.5(55) | 379.4(44) | 541.8(63) | 330.4(40) | 140.3(19) |
| Property crime | 2462.8(291) | 2483.4(288) | 2623.0(305) | 2147.7(260) | 1624.9(220) |
| Burglary | 457.0(54) | 224.2(26) | 344.0(40) | 437.8(53) | 317.6(43) |
| Larceny | 2005.8(237) | 2259.2(262) | 2253.2(262) | 1652.1(200) | 1307.3(177) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 57.8(7) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Miami, 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 Miami 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 Miami calculated?
- South Miami'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 Miami 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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