Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Tamarac, FL Crime Grade
How Tamarac 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 2020, the violent crime rate in Tamarac, FL was 216.6 per 100,000 residents (146 incidents over a population of 67,399). That puts Tamarac Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 44% below the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Tamarac #2,166 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 43% of them, and #75 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and up 7% over the last five years.
Tamarac, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 216.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,166 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #75 of 163
- Safer than
- 43% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- up 7%
- Population
- 67,399
- Reporting agency
- Tamarac Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tamarac Police Department (FBI ORI FL0063100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tamarac (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tamarac 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 | 203.0(133) | 207.6(137) | 310.0(206) | 278.4(186) | 216.6(146) |
| Murder | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rape | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbery | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aggravated assault | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property crime | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burglary | — | — | — | — | — |
| Larceny | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle theft | — | — | — | — | — |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tamarac, 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 Tamarac 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 Tamarac calculated?
- Tamarac'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 Tamarac 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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