Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Weston, FL Crime Grade
How Weston 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2020, the violent crime rate in Weston, FL was 50.1 per 100,000 residents (36 incidents over a population of 71,815). That puts Weston 87% below the U.S. rate of 399.1 and 87% below the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Weston #504 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #10 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 9% year over year and down 1% over the last five years.
Weston, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 50.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #504 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #10 of 163
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 9%
- 5-year change
- down 1%
- Population
- 71,815
- Reporting agency
- Weston Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Weston Police Department (FBI ORI FL006880X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Weston (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Weston 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 | 50.8(36) | 57.9(41) | 57.1(41) | 45.9(33) | 50.1(36) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) |
| Rape | 7.1(5) | 14.1(10) | 13.9(10) | 16.7(12) | 13.9(10) |
| Robbery | 18.3(13) | 12.7(9) | 11.2(8) | 11.1(8) | 7.0(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 25.4(18) | 31.1(22) | 30.7(22) | 16.7(12) | 27.8(20) |
| Property crime | 488.1(346) | 648.3(459) | 522.7(375) | 503.2(362) | 427.5(307) |
| Burglary | 60.7(43) | 83.3(59) | 68.3(49) | 47.3(34) | 41.8(30) |
| Larceny | 368.2(261) | 490.1(347) | 386.1(277) | 400.3(288) | 314.7(226) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 55.0(39) | 70.6(50) | 66.9(48) | 55.6(40) | 71.0(51) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Weston, 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 Weston 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 Weston calculated?
- Weston'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 Weston 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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