South Bay, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Bay, FL Summary

Crime in South Bay research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in South Bay 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 South Bay:

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in South Bay the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,402.9 total crimes per 100K people in South Bay.
  • The overall crime rate in South Bay is 3.39% above the national average.
  • South Bay ranks #171 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • South Bay ranks #7,319 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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South Bay Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Bay is 2,402.9 per 100,000 people. That's 3.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.60% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Bay
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 2,402.9 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 44.9 5.9 6.3
Robbery 4 89.8 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 673.7 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 43 965.6 383.6 369.8
Burglary 14 314.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 42 943.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 179.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 64 1,437.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

South Bay 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 South Bay

43
Violent Crimes
965.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
161.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in South Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Bay is 965.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 161.13% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 151.73% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Bay

64
Property Crimes
1,437.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in South Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Bay is 1,437.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 69.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.77% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Bay

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Coral Springs, FL 135,027 1,828 1,353.8 1,232.3 121.5
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
Weston, FL 71,815 343 477.6 427.5 50.1
Jupiter, FL 67,054 784 1,169.2 1,045.4 123.8
Coconut Creek, FL 62,220 750 1,205.4 1,064.0 141.4
Wellington, FL 61,119 683 1,117.5 988.2 129.3
Oakland Park, FL 45,646 1,871 4,098.9 3,533.7 565.2
Royal Palm Beach, FL 38,988 585 1,500.5 1,290.1 210.3
Parkland, FL 35,773 209 584.2 561.9 22.4

South Bay SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
2
Commute
6
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