Murders Per Capita By City In Florida For 2024


The cities with the most murder per capita in Florida are Opa Locka and Pahokee for 2024.

Do you live in one of the murder capitals of Florida?

We all watch the news with horror when we hear about a homicide that happens not that far away from us. While a murder just blocks or even a couple of towns away from your house would make anyone uneasy, in the long run, most likely, where you live is relatively safe.

To find the cities in Florida with the most murders and the highest murder rates per capita, we used Saturday Night Science to compare the FBI crime data on murders for the 103 cities in the Sunshine State with over 5,000 residents.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Cities With Highest Murder Rate In Florida Map

What city has the highest murder rate in Florida? The city with the highest murder rate in Florida is Opa Locka with 72.7 murders per 100,000 people.

What is the city in Florida with highest number of murders? The city in Florida with the highest number of murders is Jacksonville with 140 murders.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town in Florida ranked. There were ‘only’ 103 cities in Florida where a city reported a murder to the FBI, meaning 104 places had no murder.

For more reading on the Sunshine State check out:

The 10 Murder Capitals Of Florida For 2024

Opa Locka, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Ebyabe | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 16,501
Murders: 12 (13th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 72.7 (Most)
More on Opa Locka: Data | Cost Of Living

Pahokee, FL

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 5,356
Murders: 3 (55th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 56.0 (2nd Most)
More on Pahokee: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Starke, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 4.0

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 5,415
Murders: 2 (73rd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 36.9 (3rd Most)
More on Starke: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Belle Glade, FL

Source: Flickr User formulanone | CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

2
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Population: 16,723
Murders: 6 (32nd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 35.9 (4th Most)
More on Belle Glade: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Perry, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Rivera | CC BY-SA 4.0

Overall SnackAbility

5
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Population: 6,865
Murders: 2 (73rd Most)
Murders Per 100k: 29.1 (5th Most)
More on Perry: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Riviera Beach, FL

Source: Flickr User Vontonio Johns | CC BY 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 38,554
Murders: 11 (15th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 28.5 (6th Most)
More on Riviera Beach: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Sebring, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Chuck Schultz from Anniston, AL, USA, upload by Herrick | CC BY-SA 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 10,664
Murders: 3 (55th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 28.1 (7th Most)
More on Sebring: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Temple Terrace, FL

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

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Population: 27,392
Murders: 7 (27th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 25.6 (8th Most)
More on Temple Terrace: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Florida City, FL

Source: Wikipedia User Ebyabe | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

2
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Population: 11,826
Murders: 3 (55th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 25.4 (9th Most)
More on Florida City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Hallandale Beach, FL

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

5
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Population: 40,153
Murders: 10 (17th Most)
Murders Per 100k: 24.9 (10th Most)
More on Hallandale Beach: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Methodology: How we calculated the murder capitals of Florida

While there are surveys and public polls on what cities in a state are the most dangerous, we wanted to rely on something other than speculation and opinion. Instead, we used Saturday Night Science to compare the hard numbers from the FBI’s last year of reporting. Specifically, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report, which summarizes the number of murders in each city annually.

We only looked at every single city in Florida for which FBI data was available for the most recent FBI Crime In The United States. That left us with 103 cities to rank.

We took the number of murders per capita as the ranking factor. The place with the most murders per capita based on the most recent data is Opa Locka. It is our tenth time ranking the places with the most murders per capita in Florida. We updated the list for 2024.

Summary: The Places With The Most Murders In Florida For 2024

If you’re looking at the places in Florida with the most murders, and where residents have the highest chances of being killed themselves, this is an accurate list. Again, these statistics are an indication of where crimes occur, not a statement about the effectiveness of the law enforcement in the areas they serve.

The cities with the highest murder per capita in Florida are Opa Locka, Pahokee, Starke, Belle Glade, Perry, Riviera Beach, Sebring, Temple Terrace, Florida City, and Hallandale Beach.

For more Florida reading, check out:

Murder Rates By City In Florida

Rank City Population Murders Murders/100K
1 Opa Locka, FL 16501 12 72.72
2 Pahokee, FL 5356 3 56.01
3 Starke, FL 5415 2 36.93
4 Belle Glade, FL 16723 6 35.88
5 Perry, FL 6865 2 29.13
6 Riviera Beach, FL 38554 11 28.53
7 Sebring, FL 10664 3 28.13
8 Temple Terrace, FL 27392 7 25.55
9 Florida City, FL 11826 3 25.37
10 Hallandale Beach, FL 40153 10 24.9
11 Dania Beach, FL 32557 8 24.57
12 Titusville, FL 48979 10 20.42
13 Mount Dora, FL 14801 3 20.27
14 Fort Lauderdale, FL 184347 37 20.07
15 West Park, FL 15204 3 19.73
16 Lauderdale Lakes, FL 36587 7 19.13
17 North Miami Beach, FL 43273 8 18.49
18 Daytona Beach, FL 77130 13 16.85
19 Pompano Beach, FL 113545 19 16.73
20 Fort Pierce, FL 48529 8 16.48
21 Miami Gardens, FL 110284 18 16.32
22 Lake City, FL 12403 2 16.13
23 West Palm Beach, FL 113268 18 15.89
24 Panama City Beach, FL 12703 2 15.74
25 Lantana, FL 12825 2 15.59
26 Crestview, FL 25787 4 15.51
27 Jacksonville, FL 920508 140 15.21
28 Palmetto, FL 13621 2 14.68
29 Quincy, FL 7143 1 14.0
30 Casselberry, FL 29255 4 13.67
31 North Lauderdale, FL 44618 6 13.45
32 Dade City, FL 7444 1 13.43
33 Wildwood, FL 7568 1 13.21
34 Arcadia, FL 7588 1 13.18
35 Miami, FL 476102 61 12.81
36 Sarasota, FL 55380 7 12.64
37 Clewiston, FL 8125 1 12.31
38 Tallahassee, FL 196012 24 12.24
39 Greenacres City, FL 43534 5 11.49
40 Green Cove Springs, FL 8783 1 11.39
41 Boynton Beach, FL 79913 9 11.26
42 Tampa, FL 390145 43 11.02
43 Lakeland, FL 113876 12 10.54
44 Rockledge, FL 28614 3 10.48
45 Orlando, FL 310713 32 10.3
46 North Miami, FL 58502 6 10.26
47 Hollywood, FL 156434 16 10.23
48 Bartow, FL 19634 2 10.19
49 Plant City, FL 39615 4 10.1
50 Fort Myers, FL 90380 9 9.96
51 Sanford, FL 60602 6 9.9
52 Lauderhill, FL 72421 7 9.67
53 Miami Shores, FL 10358 1 9.65
54 Melbourne, FL 83806 8 9.55
55 Palatka, FL 10599 1 9.43
56 Pensacola, FL 53083 5 9.42
57 Satellite Beach, FL 11288 1 8.86
58 Fort Walton Beach, FL 22871 2 8.74
59 Cocoa Beach, FL 11763 1 8.5
60 Jacksonville Beach, FL 23894 2 8.37
61 Leesburg, FL 24063 2 8.31
62 Port Orange, FL 64037 5 7.81
63 DeLand, FL 39924 3 7.51
64 Gainesville, FL 135076 10 7.4
65 Delray Beach, FL 70487 5 7.09
66 Altamonte Springs, FL 44833 3 6.69
67 Longwood, FL 14999 1 6.67
68 Oakland Park, FL 45646 3 6.57
69 Oldsmar, FL 15218 1 6.57
70 Haines City, FL 31143 2 6.42
71 Miami Beach, FL 79031 5 6.33
72 Winter Garden, FL 47484 3 6.32
73 St. Petersburg, FL 257745 16 6.21
74 Homestead, FL 80633 5 6.2
75 Bradenton, FL 56316 3 5.33
76 Lake Worth, FL 39844 2 5.02
77 Tavares, FL 20241 1 4.94
78 Ocala, FL 61275 3 4.9
79 Tamarac, FL 67399 3 4.45
80 Key West, FL 26169 1 3.82
81 Pinellas Park, FL 53045 2 3.77
82 Kissimmee, FL 79715 3 3.76
83 Deerfield Beach, FL 81749 3 3.67
84 Winter Haven, FL 54905 2 3.64
85 Clearwater, FL 116303 4 3.44
86 Plantation, FL 94014 3 3.19
87 Sunrise, FL 96428 3 3.11
88 Hialeah, FL 234235 7 2.99
89 Panama City, FL 35384 1 2.83
90 Miramar, FL 143470 4 2.79
91 Port St. Lucie, FL 228855 6 2.62
92 Palm Bay, FL 116897 3 2.57
93 Largo, FL 82167 2 2.43
94 North Port, FL 84459 2 2.37
95 Pembroke Pines, FL 175757 4 2.28
96 Ocoee, FL 49877 1 2.0
97 Boca Raton, FL 101583 2 1.97
98 Davie, FL 107988 2 1.85
99 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58629 1 1.71
100 Jupiter, FL 67054 1 1.49
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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One thought on “Murders Per Capita By City In Florida For 2024

  1. Like your info . I only like to visit Florida cocoa beach Lauderdale by the sea, Tampa . A lot of dangerous places too. I am a cautious US NAVY VETERAN, THANKS!

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