Is Miami safe? It depends a great deal on the area. We put in one table the crimes each police department in Miami-Dade and Fort Lauderdale reported to the FBI for its latest full year, per 100,000 residents, and compare them with the U.S. average. With an important caveat: the FBI publishes data by police department, not by neighborhood, and we explain what that means in each case.
What is the safest area in Miami?
These are the rates for the latest full year each police department reported to the FBI, sorted from fewest to most violent crimes. The 2025 U.S. average was 330 violent and 1,552 property crimes per 100,000 residents; for areas with 2024 data, we compare with that year's average (363).
| Area (police department) | Year | Violent crimes per 100,000 | Property crimes per 100,000 | Violent vs. U.S. average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Lakes | 2025 | 41 | 783 | −88% |
| Key Biscayne | 2024 | 56 | 776 | −85% |
| Coral Gables | 2025 | 61 | 999 | −81% |
| Doral | 2025 | 79 | 868 | −76% |
| Sunny Isles Beach | 2025 | 91 | 802 | −72% |
| Pinecrest | 2024 | 95 | 1,759 | −74% |
| Palmetto Bay | 2025 | 113 | 1,581 | −66% |
| Aventura | 2025 | 118 | 2,853 | −64% |
| Hialeah | 2025 | 173 | 1,371 | −48% |
| Bal Harbour | 2025 | 225 | 2,544 | −32% |
| Kendall and the rest of unincorporated Miami-Dade | 2025 | 336 | 1,810 | +2% |
| City of Miami (Brickell, Edgewater, Wynwood, Coconut Grove, Little Havana) | 2025 | 358 | 2,243 | +9% |
| Fort Lauderdale | 2025 | 672 | 3,290 | +104% |
| U.S. average | 2025 | 330 | 1,552 | — |
Source: FBI, Crime Data Explorer. Rates calculated from reported offenses and the population the FBI assigns to each department. We use the latest year with all 12 months reported: 2025 for most, 2024 for Key Biscayne and Pinecrest.
How should you read this data?
- They are by police department, not by neighborhood. Brickell, Edgewater, Wynwood, Coconut Grove and Little Havana share the City of Miami police, so their figure is for the whole city, which includes very different areas. Kendall is part of unincorporated Miami-Dade, with more than a million residents.
- Visitors do not count as residents. In commercial or tourist areas, crimes are divided among few residents and the rate rises. That happens in Aventura, with the Aventura Mall, and in Bal Harbour, with about 3,000 residents and a large shopping center.
- Some cities are missing. The FBI has no recent full year for Miami Beach, Weston or Hollywood, because of changes in how they report.
- Within each area, risk changes from one street to the next. Before you rent or buy, visit the area by day and by night and talk to neighbors.
To compare prices, schools and flooding too, use our neighborhood recommender and our Miami neighborhoods guide.
Frequently asked questions
Is Miami a dangerous city?
Not overall. The City of Miami recorded 358 violent crimes per 100,000 residents in 2025, above the U.S. average (330), and the figure fell from the year before. But areas differ a lot.
What is the safest neighborhood in Miami?
Among areas with complete FBI data, the lowest violent crime rates are in Miami Lakes, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables.
Why is there no data by neighborhood?
Because the FBI publishes crime by police department. The City of Miami police cover many neighborhoods at once, and Kendall is served by the county police.
How often is it updated?
The FBI publishes data with a delay of several months. We review this page when a new full year is available.
Method note
We use the FBI's Crime Data Explorer (data refreshed 10/15/2026). For each police department we add up violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson) for the 12 months of the latest full year, and divide by the population the FBI assigns to that department. U.S. figures are the FBI's 2025 national rates. This page is general information, not a safety assessment of any specific address.