Crime in Florida

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Crime in Florida refers to crime occurring within the U.S. State of Florida.

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Crime Statistics

Florida
Crime rates* (2019)
Violent crimes
Homicide 5.2
Rape 39.4
Robbery 75.5
Aggravated assault 258.3
Total violent crime 378.4
Property crimes
Burglary 295.2
Larceny-theft 1668.7
Motor vehicle theft 181.8
Total property crime 2145.7
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.

Crime in Florida (2010–2019) [1]
YearPopulationTotalViolentProperty
MurderRapeRobberyAggravated assaultBurglaryLarceny-TheftVehicle Theft
201018,838,613771,0049875,37326,08669,523169,119458,45441,462
201119,082,262769,3989845,27325,62266,319170,171461,40839,621
201219,320,749727,0751,0095,26023,88963,929153,563442,09537,330
201319,600,311699,1639724,76523,20061,054138,915433,34434,911
201419,905,569675,1199825,03821,62161,610121,379426,19736,198
201520,244,914663,8951,0415,39621,13763,895109,268420,34140,661
201620,612,439642,5121,1115,52820,17559,816100,325410,35243,135
201720,976,812612,7311,0577,93618,59758,01688,835395,37542,915
201821,244,317567,9971,1078,43816,88455,55171,933372,91941,165
201921,477,737542,1161,1228,45616,21755,47563,396358,40239,048

Policing

In 2018, Florida had 373 state and local law enforcement agencies. Those agencies employed a total of 85,234 staff. Of the total staff, 47,177 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers). In 2018, Florida had 222 police officers per 100,000 residents. [2]

Capital punishment laws

Capital punishment is applied in Florida. [3] In 1995, the legislature modified Chapter 921 to provide that felons should serve at least 85% of their sentence. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Florida Crime Rates 1960 - 2019". www.disastercenter.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  3. "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty". religioustolerance.org. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022.
  4. Knapp, Andrew (16 October 2010). "Crime rate decreases 5.5%". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1B. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  5. "The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)". Florida Legislature. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

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