In 2025, Miami police reported 1,787 violent crimes (358 per 100,000 residents), including 26 murders, 388 robberies and 1,278 aggravated assaults, plus 11,154 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 498,792. Violent-crime rate rank: 10 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0130600, 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.
Miami's violent-crime rate of 358 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 71% higher than the Florida rate (210) and 12% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 279 residents, or about 34.4 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Miami ranks 201st for violent crime, in the lower half, and 130th for murder (26 murders, 5.2 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 72% of Miami's violent crimes and robberies 22%, a bigger robbery share than the 15% seen nationally.
Property crime ran 2,236 per 100,000, 2.5 times Florida overall. Miami police logged 1,096 vehicle thefts (220 per 100,000, 180th of 351; Florida: 56) and 1,035 burglaries (208 per 100,000, 2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Hialeah, 9 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (173) is less than half Miami's.
Out-of-state cities near Miami's size (498,792 residents): Colorado Springs, CO at 690 violent crimes per 100,000 and Raleigh, NC at 395.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Miami had 358 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 71% higher than the statewide 210. It is 10th 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.
Miami police reported 26 murders for 2025, a rate of 5.2 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
1,096 vehicles were reported stolen in Miami in 2025, 220 per 100,000 residents. That is 13% higher than the national rate of 195 and ranks 180th of 351 cities on this site.