In 2025, Fort Myers police reported 459 violent crimes (444 per 100,000 residents), including 3 murders, 57 robberies and 349 aggravated assaults, according to FBI data. Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
Population covered: 103,372. Violent-crime rate rank: 7 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0360100, January–December 2025.
Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
| 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 Myers's violent-crime rate of 444 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.1 times the Florida rate (210) and 39% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 225 residents, or about 8.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fort Myers ranks 153rd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 209th for murder (3 murders, 2.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 76% of Fort Myers's violent crimes and robberies 12%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Fort Myers's property-crime total for 2025 is incomplete in the FBI system, so property rates are left out here.
The closest city we cover is St. Petersburg, 94 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (492) is 11% higher than Fort Myers's.
Out-of-state cities near Fort Myers's size (103,372 residents): El Monte, CA at 409 violent crimes per 100,000 and Quincy, MA at 302.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fort Myers had 444 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.1 times the statewide 210. It is 7th highest of the 19 Florida cities on this site; Fort Lauderdale is highest at 673. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Fort Myers police reported 3 murders for 2025, a rate of 2.9 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
57 robberies in 2025, 55 per 100,000 residents, 2 times the Florida rate of 28.