West Park, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Park, FL Summary

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

  • There were 379 total crimes committed in West Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,492.8 total crimes per 100K people in West Park.
  • The overall crime rate in West Park is 7.25% above the national average.
  • West Park ranks #182 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • West Park ranks #7,465 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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West Park Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Park is 2,492.8 per 100,000 people. That's 7.25% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.78% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Park
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 379 2,492.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 19.7 5.9 6.3
Robbery 19 125.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 69 453.8 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 98 644.6 383.6 369.8
Burglary 43 282.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 198 1,302.3 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 263.1 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 281 1,848.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

West Park 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 West Park

98
Violent Crimes
644.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
74.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 98 violent crimes in West Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Park is 644.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 74.30% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 68.03% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Park

281
Property Crimes
1,848.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-5.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 281 property crimes in West Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Park is 1,848.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 54.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -5.43% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 4.45% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Park

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
Hollywood, FL 156,434 3,858 2,466.2 2,119.7 346.5
Miami Gardens, FL 110,284 3,557 3,225.3 2,516.2 709.1
Davie, FL 107,988 2,708 2,507.7 2,264.1 243.5
Weston, FL 71,815 343 477.6 427.5 50.1
Oakland Park, FL 45,646 1,871 4,098.9 3,533.7 565.2
North Lauderdale, FL 44,618 838 1,878.2 1,447.8 430.3
North Miami Beach, FL 43,273 1,490 3,443.3 2,708.4 734.9
Hallandale Beach, FL 40,153 1,247 3,105.6 2,607.5 498.1
Aventura, FL 38,484 1,734 4,505.8 4,339.5 166.3

West Park SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
5
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