Margate, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Margate, FL Summary

Crime in Margate research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Margate over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Margate:

  • There were 780 total crimes committed in Margate the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,312.0 total crimes per 100K people in Margate.
  • The overall crime rate in Margate is -43.55% below the national average.
  • Margate ranks #85 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Margate ranks #4,757 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Margate Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Margate is 1,312.0 per 100,000 people. That's -43.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -39.06% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Margate
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 780 1,312.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 34 57.2 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 65 109.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 105 176.6 383.6 369.8
Burglary 54 90.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 548 921.8 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 73 122.8 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 675 1,135.4 1,769.4 1,954.4

Margate Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Margate

105
Violent Crimes
176.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-52.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 violent crimes in Margate in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Margate is 176.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 566.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Margate each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -52.24% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -53.96% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Margate

675
Property Crimes
1,135.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 675 property crimes in Margate in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Margate is 1,135.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Margate each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -41.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -35.83% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Margate

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pembroke Pines, FL 175,757 2,704 1,538.5 1,419.6 118.9
Coral Springs, FL 135,027 1,828 1,353.8 1,232.3 121.5
Pompano Beach, FL 113,545 3,979 3,504.3 2,767.2 737.2
Davie, FL 107,988 2,708 2,507.7 2,264.1 243.5
Boca Raton, FL 101,583 2,202 2,167.7 1,964.9 202.8
Lauderhill, FL 72,421 2,541 3,508.7 2,636.0 872.7
Weston, FL 71,815 343 477.6 427.5 50.1
Tamarac, FL 67,399 1,155 1,713.7 1,497.1 216.6
Coconut Creek, FL 62,220 750 1,205.4 1,064.0 141.4
Oakland Park, FL 45,646 1,871 4,098.9 3,533.7 565.2

Margate SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
3
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
6
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