In 2025, Miami Gardens police reported 421 violent crimes (359 per 100,000 residents), including 11 murders, 78 robberies and 316 aggravated assaults, plus 2,047 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 117,389. Violent-crime rate rank: 9 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0139700, 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 Gardens's violent-crime rate of 359 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 8.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Miami Gardens ranks 199th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 71st for murder (11 murders, 9.4 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 75% of Miami Gardens's violent crimes and robberies 19%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,744 per 100,000, 92% higher than Florida overall. Miami Gardens police logged 71 vehicle thefts (60 per 100,000, 332nd of 351; Florida: 56) and 238 burglaries (203 per 100,000, 2 times the state).
The closest city we cover is Miramar, 6 miles west; its violent-crime rate (121) is less than half Miami Gardens's.
Out-of-state cities near Miami Gardens's size (117,389 residents): Manchester, NH at 323 violent crimes per 100,000 and West Jordan, UT at 313.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Miami Gardens had 359 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 71% higher than the statewide 210. It is 9th 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 Gardens police reported 11 murders for 2025, a rate of 9.4 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
71 vehicles were reported stolen in Miami Gardens in 2025, 60 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 332nd of 351 cities on this site.