What is the #1 most dangerous cities in florida?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Florida City	12,791	22.91
2	Medley	1,089	21.40
3	Madison	2,960	20.19
4	Opa-locka	16,097	19.57
5	Belle Glade	16,818	13.27
6	Eatonville	2,582	13.24
7	Starke	5,821	11.45
8	Palm Springs	26,871	11.36
9	Pahokee	5,539	11.32
10	Cocoa	19,330	10.82
11	Miami Beach	81,319	10.79
12	Panama City Beach	18,493	10.31
13	South Bay	4,828	10.02
14	Mangonia Park	2,270	9.44
15	Riviera Beach	38,032	9.43
16	Homestead	80,725	9.34
17	Daytona Beach	75,924	9.28
18	Perry	6,965	9.12
19	Melbourne	85,718	9.03
20	Lauderhill	73,961	8.74
21	Orlando	311,732	8.36
22	Live Oak	6,901	8.30
23	Springfield	8,157	8.04
24	Webster	1,631	7.98
25	Tallahassee	199,696	7.97
26	Quincy	7,818	7.70
27	Lauderdale Lakes	35,924	7.54
28	North Miami	59,429	7.50
29	Gainesville	143,611	7.44
30	Sebring	11,185	7.41
31	Pompano Beach	112,212	7.40
32	Graceville	2,609	7.11
33	New Port Richey	17,057	7.07
34	Jacksonville	961,739	6.98
35	Lantana	11,845	6.71
36	Miami Springs	13,606	6.61
37	Panama City	34,211	6.49
38	Dade City	7,570	6.31
39	Fort Lauderdale	183,032	6.29
40	Monticello	2,627	6.26
41	Dania Beach	31,739	6.24
42	St. Petersburg	260,646	6.22
43	Palmetto	13,449	6.08
44	North Miami Beach	43,104	5.83
45	Lake Park	9,005	5.80
46	West Palm Beach	119,508	5.76
47	Oakland Park	44,015	5.70
48	Gretna	1,405	5.66
49	Oakland	3,566	5.64
50	Cross City	2,260	5.60
51	Sarasota	56,218	5.49
52	Sanford	62,292	5.43
53	Plant City	40,009	5.40
54	Jacksonville Beach	23,601	5.40
55	Titusville	49,004	5.20
56	Fort Myers	91,730	5.17
57	Pembroke Park	6,254	5.14
58	Arcadia	7,571	5.13
59	Ocala	64,903	5.11
60	Dunnellon	2,434	5.02
61	Hallandale Beach	41,224	4.98
62	Bartow	19,801	4.92
63	Kissimmee	79,504	4.92
64	Wilton Manors	11,403	4.89
65	Kenneth City	5,025	4.83
66	Bradenton	56,289	4.52
67	Fort Walton Beach	20,956	4.52
68	Tampa	393,389	4.47
69	South Miami	11,926	4.46
70	Apopka	56,202	4.31
71	North Lauderdale	44,650	4.30
72	Brooksville	9,235	4.26
73	Belleview	5,569	4.25
74	Delray Beach	66,940	4.25
75	Boynton Beach	80,601	4.20
76	Temple Terrace	26,922	4.18
77	Miami Gardens	111,264	4.15
78	Cocoa Beach	11,341	4.08
79	Port Richey	3,229	4.05
80	Lake Placid	2,438	4.00
81	Alachua	10,638	4.00
82	Bunnell	3,511	3.95
83	DeLand	39,832	3.83
84	DeFuniak Springs	6,284	3.83
85	Leesburg	28,461	3.80
86	Interlachen	1,659	3.71
87	Mascotte	7,407	3.68
88	Lakeland	117,030	3.55
89	Key West	25,824	3.52
90	Blountstown	3,077	3.52
91	High Springs	6,396	3.50
92	Parker	4,358	3.49
93	Deerfield Beach	86,742	3.49
94	Palm Bay	125,273	3.48
95	Clearwater	117,075	3.40
96	Altamonte Springs	45,657	3.40
97	Orange Park	9,062	3.38
98	St. Augustine	14,979	3.37
99	Okeechobee	5,376	3.26
100	Largo	82,506	3.25
101	Winter Garden	47,182	3.22
102	Madeira Beach	3,937	3.22
103	Mexico Beach	1,033	3.22
104	Green Cove Springs	9,937	3.16
105	St. Pete Beach	8,832	3.11
106	Gulfport	11,735	3.10
107	Stuart	18,058	3.08
108	Port St. Joe	3,499	3.07
109	Holly Hill	13,002	3.07
110	Wauchula	4,910	3.03
111	West Miami	7,077	2.91
112	Casselberry	29,473	2.82
113	Lawtey	1,317	2.76
114	Palatka	10,558	2.68
115	Ocoee	47,885	2.65
116	Center Hill	1,201	2.63
117	Orange City	13,768	2.62
118	Miami Shores	11,627	2.53
119	Flagler Beach	5,250	2.47
120	Greenacres	43,871	2.45
121	Lake Wales	16,365	2.44
122	Longwood	15,952	2.43
123	Tarpon Springs	25,522	2.37
124	Winter Haven	52,846	2.35
125	Pinellas Park	53,423	2.34
126	Lake Helen	2,877	2.33
127	Eustis	23,567	2.31
128	Fort Pierce	48,094	2.22
129	Groveland	20,621	2.21
130	Williston	3,055	2.20
131	Auburndale	17,438	2.17
132	Tamarac	71,887	2.17
133	Davie	106,412	2.15
134	Fruitland Park	8,482	2.14
135	Crestview	28,046	2.14
136	Chattahoochee	2,965	2.11
137	Plantation	94,002	2.10
138	Rockledge	28,279	2.10
139	Daytona Beach Shores	5,139	2.09
140	Marianna	6,815	2.09
141	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	6,159	2.08
142	Winter Park	29,929	2.04
143	Belle Isle	7,053	2.03
144	Mount Dora	16,812	2.03
145	Sunrise	96,633	2.02
146	Seminole	19,336	1.98
147	Hialeah	221,901	1.91
148	Cape Coral	206,387	1.90
149	Astatula	2,542	1.90
150	South Daytona	13,322	1.90
151	Trenton	2,085	1.89
152	Clermont	44,984	1.89
153	St. Cloud	61,963	1.88
154	Chipley	3,678	1.87
155	Treasure Island	6,568	1.85
156	Chiefland	2,078	1.83
157	Ormond Beach	43,514	1.80
158	Zephyrhills	18,471	1.77
159	Margate	58,418	1.77
160	Belleair Bluffs	2,394	1.76
161	Winter Springs	38,448	1.75
162	Palm Beach	9,234	1.73
163	Miramar	135,986	1.72
164	Sneads	1,854	1.72
165	Boca Raton	98,833	1.71
166	Indialantic	3,033	1.71
167	Jasper	4,485	1.70
168	Howey-in-the-Hills	2,279	1.68
169	North Bay Village	8,004	1.67
170	New Smyrna Beach	31,212	1.66
171	Milton	10,485	1.65
172	Aventura	39,372	1.64
173	Atlantic Beach	13,353	1.61
174	Royal Palm Beach	39,089	1.59
175	West Melbourne	27,643	1.53
176	Sebastian	25,759	1.53
177	Clewiston	7,257	1.53
178	South Pasadena	5,324	1.52
179	Palmetto Bay	24,247	1.48
180	Cutler Bay	44,483	1.48
181	Edgewood	2,710	1.47
182	Indian Harbour Beach	8,991	1.44
183	Bonifay	2,782	1.43
184	Lynn Haven	19,451	1.42
185	Coconut Creek	57,587	1.41
186	Atlantis	1,940	1.40
187	Lake Mary	16,724	1.38
188	Indian Rocks Beach	3,667	1.38
189	Coral Springs	133,962	1.38
190	Doral	76,490	1.37
191	Sunny Isles Beach	22,125	1.33
192	Edgewater	23,314	1.32
193	Haines City	31,156	1.32
194	St. Augustine Beach	6,819	1.31
195	Pensacola	54,011	1.31
196	Neptune Beach	7,199	1.30
197	Safety Harbor	17,040	1.30
198	Wellington	61,497	1.30
199	Apalachicola	2,304	1.28
200	Fernandina Beach	13,239	1.27
201	Maitland	19,268	1.25
202	El Portal	1,979	1.25
203	Minneola	15,371	1.23
204	Oldsmar	14,872	1.22
205	Lake Hamilton	1,767	1.19
206	Havana	2,340	1.18
207	Tequesta	6,118	1.14
208	Palm Beach Gardens	59,751	1.13
209	Naples	19,421	1.12
210	Surfside	5,566	1.11
211	Lady Lake	16,337	1.11
212	Coral Gables	49,243	1.10
213	Lake Clarke Shores	3,550	1.09
214	Oviedo	39,990	1.06
215	Miami Lakes	30,731	1.02
216	Wildwood	16,739	1.01
217	Sweetwater	19,544	1.01
218	Cooper City	34,166	0.98
219	Biscayne Park	3,056	0.98
220	Pinecrest	18,138	0.95
221	Jupiter	61,097	0.95
222	North Port	80,512	0.94
223	Valparaiso	4,910	0.92
224	North Palm Beach	13,089	0.84
225	Windermere	3,034	0.83
226	Dunedin	36,060	0.81
227	Lake Alfred	6,803	0.78
228	Juno Beach	3,835	0.78
229	Palm Beach Shores	1,290	0.76
230	Davenport	11,660	0.74
231	Redington Beach	1,309	0.73
232	Port St. Lucie	220,453	0.70
233	South Palm Beach	1,667	0.69
234	North Redington Beach	1,381	0.68
235	Punta Gorda	19,886	0.67
236	Venice	26,467	0.66
237	Tavares	19,738	0.64
238	Hialeah Gardens	22,634	0.63
239	Belleair Beach	1,506	0.62
240	Melbourne Beach	3,237	0.62
241	Marco Island	15,998	0.61
242	Fellsmere	4,902	0.60
243	Crescent City	1,856	0.59
244	Ponce Inlet	3,392	0.58
245	Key Biscayne	14,560	0.56
246	Weston	67,952	0.50
247	Lighthouse Point	10,463	0.48
248	Vero Beach	16,785	0.45
249	Port Orange	63,818	0.45
250	Virginia Gardens	2,306	0.45
251	Satellite Beach	11,250	0.44
252	Bowling Green	2,283	0.41
253	Bay Harbor Islands	5,793	0.36
254	Hypoluxo	2,744	0.35
255	Midway	1,558	0.33
256	Holmes Beach	3,042	0.33
257	Sanibel	6,402	0.27
258	Umatilla	3,793	0.26
259	Highland Beach	4,264	0.25
260	Indian River Shores	4,324	0.23
261	Parkland	35,799	0.22
262	Belleair	4,350	0.22
263	Lake City	12,404	0.16
264	Gulf Breeze	6,519	0.14
265	Niceville	16,043	0.12
266	Pembroke Pines	170,557	0.02
267	Carrabelle	3,145	0.00
268	Bal Harbour	3,021	0.00
269	Indian Shores	1,204	0.00
270	Welaka	1,059	0.00
271	Hillsboro Beach	2,020	0.00
272	Longboat Key	7,512	0.00
273	Sewall's Point	1,961	0.00
274	Ocean Ridge	1,461	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Florida are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in florida?: Florida City ranks #1 with 22.91 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in florida?: 1. Florida City (22.91), 2. Medley (21.40), 3. Madison (20.19), 4. Opa-locka (19.57), 5. Belle Glade (13.27)
How many cities in Florida are ranked?: This ranking includes 274 cities in Florida with available data.

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