Home Security - Crime Data at a Glance (2008)

Violent Crime Data at a Glance (2008)

City	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
Cape Coral	159936	197	5	18	53	121
Clearwater	107501	507	3	20	158	326
Coral Springs	131307	183	1	1	51	130
Fort Lauderdale	187995	855	8	60	453	334
Gainesville	108289	508	2	42	94	370
Hialeah	215853	551	5	15	201	330
Hollywood	146673	435	4	37	225	169
Jacksonville	797350	4020	49	130	1443	2398
Miami	410252	2854	30	26	1212	1586
Miami Gardens	98762	789	12	30	297	450
Miramar	114029	305	5	30	122	148
Orlando	224417	2024	23	69	647	1285
Palm Bay	100666	302	2	15	45	240
Pembroke Pines	151817	200	1	10	70	119
Pompano Beach	104989	561	2	17	174	368
Port St. Lucie	154036	202	0	23	22	157
St. Petersburg	248069	1637	15	43	532	1047
Tallahassee	159943	935	3	62	294	576
Tampa	337220	1506	16	42	496	952
West Palm Beach	101322	498	7	26	229	236

Property Crime Data at a Glance (2008)

City	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Arson
Cape Coral	2535	684	1744	107	9
Clearwater	2401	416	1850	135	12
Coral Springs	1450	280	1069	101	2
Fort Lauderdale	4991	1167	3382	442	22
Gainesville	2807	683	1940	184	11
Hialeah	4961	801	3271	889	20
Hollywood	3565	769	2400	396	4
Jacksonville	22600	5593	14874	2133	71
Miami	11354	2404	6910	2040	103
Miami Gardens	3413	881	2064	468	10
Miramar	1900	506	1205	189	7
Orlando	9426	2036	6530	860	13
Palm Bay	1151	382	687	82	31
Pembroke Pines	2861	415	2219	227	7
Pompano Beach	2780	599	1892	289	10
Port St. Lucie	1983	550	1383	50	4
St. Petersburg	7456	2061	4570	825	34
Tallahassee	4122	1287	2580	255	37
Tampa	7620	2002	4770	848	59
West Palm Beach	3050	736	1942	372	22

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Florida Home Security Issues

Is Violent Crime a Home Security Concern in Florida?

Florida has been stricken with 19,069 cases of violent crime in 2008. With 4,060,426 people living in Florida, the state's crime rate equates to 0.470 cases per capita, a figure that's 0.092 points higher than the national average of 0.378. This difference shows that Florida residents should be putting a greater emphasis on making their homes safer.

Murders in Florida

There have been 193 murders in 2008, resulting in a per capita murder rate of 0.005. Considering that the national average is 0.005, these numbers bode poorly for the people of Florida.

Forcible Rape in Florida

The number of forcible rape cases follows a similar path to that of Florida's murder rate. With a per capita forcible rape rate of 0.018, Florida's numbers show up higher than the national average of 0.017.

Robberies in Florida

There were 6,818 robberies in Florida - 0.168 robberies per capita - in 2008. Pitted against the national average of 0.149, these statistics suggest that Florida is more dangerous than most of the other states in comparison to Florida's size.

Aggravated Assault in Florida

There were 11,342 reported cases of aggravated assault in Florida - 0.279 cases per capita - a number that figures higher than the national average of 0.207 per capita.

Is Property Crime Forcing you to Upgrade your Home Alarm System?

Altogether, there were 102,426 property crimes in Florida, 2.523 per capita. The national average per capita is 2.026.

Burglaries in Florida

There were 24,252 reported burglaries in Florida last year, 0.597 per capita. That stacks up poorly against national figures, which show that there were 0.443 burglary cases per capita across the country.

Larceny Thefts in Florida

There were 67,282 reported larceny thefts, which equates to 1.657 cases per capita. The national average was 1.307 per capita.

Motor Vehicle Thefts in Florida

Cars and other motor vehicles were stolen at a less frequent rate than what's shown nationally, as the local per capita figures of 0.268 - totaled at 10,892 - is lower than the national figure of 0.285.

Arson in Florida

Florida is a relatively safe place to live based on cases of arson. There are 0.015 cases of arson reported nationally per capita every year. Locally the number shrinks to 0.012. Altogether there were 488 reported cases of arson in Florida in 2008.

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