In 2025, Fort Lauderdale police reported 1,286 violent crimes (673 per 100,000 residents), including 12 murders, 302 robberies and 867 aggravated assaults, plus 6,270 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 191,199. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0060300, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 673 | 1,286 | 12 | 3,279 | Totals |
| Gainesville | 634 | 953 | 3 | – | Live |
| Tallahassee | 629 | 1,302 | 20 | – | Totals |
| Jacksonville | 518 | 5,231 | 80 | 2,165 | Totals |
| West Palm Beach | 493 | 643 | 11 | – | Totals |
| St. Petersburg | 492 | 1,325 | 9 | 2,016 | Totals |
| Fort Myers | 444 | 459 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Lakeland | 370 | 473 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Miami Gardens | 359 | 421 | 11 | 1,744 | Totals |
| Miami | 358 | 1,787 | 26 | 2,236 | Totals |
| Tampa | 333 | 1,405 | 17 | 985 | Totals |
| Palm Bay | 275 | 407 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Clearwater | 254 | 296 | 1 | 1,417 | Totals |
| Hialeah | 173 | 412 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Port St. Lucie | 128 | 349 | 4 | – | Totals |
| Miramar | 121 | 175 | 2 | 583 | Totals |
| Coral Springs | 119 | 168 | 2 | – | Totals |
| Boca Raton | 113 | 117 | 1 | – | Totals |
| Pembroke Pines | 42 | 76 | 1 | 686 | Totals |
| Orlando | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Cape Coral | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Hollywood | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Pompano Beach | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Davie | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Deltona | – | – | – | – | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Fort Lauderdale's violent-crime rate of 673 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 3.2 times the Florida rate (210) and 2.1 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 149 residents, or about 24.7 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fort Lauderdale ranks 78th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 111th for murder (12 murders, 6.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 67% of Fort Lauderdale's violent crimes and robberies 23%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 3,279 per 100,000, 3.6 times Florida overall. Fort Lauderdale police logged 729 vehicle thefts (381 per 100,000, 93rd of 351; Florida: 56) and 859 burglaries (449 per 100,000, 4.4 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Coral Springs, 11 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (119) is less than half Fort Lauderdale's.
Out-of-state cities near Fort Lauderdale's size (191,199 residents): Tempe, AZ at 418 violent crimes per 100,000 and Huntington Beach, CA at 182.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fort Lauderdale had 673 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 3.2 times the statewide 210. It is 1st highest of the 19 Florida cities on this site; Gainesville is next at 634. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Fort Lauderdale police reported 12 murders for 2025, a rate of 6.3 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
729 vehicles were reported stolen in Fort Lauderdale in 2025, 381 per 100,000 residents. That is 2 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 93rd of 351 cities on this site.