Crime in Florida refers to crime occurring within the U.S. State of Florida.
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. Source: FBI Crime in the United States by State, 2019 | |
| Crime in Florida (2010–2019)[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Total | Violent | Property | |||||
| Murder | Rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Larceny-Theft | Vehicle Theft | |||
| 2010 | 18,838,613 | 771,004 | 987 | 5,373 | 26,086 | 69,523 | 169,119 | 458,454 | 41,462 |
| 2011 | 19,082,262 | 769,398 | 984 | 5,273 | 25,622 | 66,319 | 170,171 | 461,408 | 39,621 |
| 2012 | 19,320,749 | 727,075 | 1,009 | 5,260 | 23,889 | 63,929 | 153,563 | 442,095 | 37,330 |
| 2013 | 19,600,311 | 699,163 | 972 | 4,765 | 23,200 | 61,054 | 138,915 | 433,344 | 34,911 |
| 2014 | 19,905,569 | 675,119 | 982 | 5,038 | 21,621 | 61,610 | 121,379 | 426,197 | 36,198 |
| 2015 | 20,244,914 | 663,895 | 1,041 | 5,396 | 21,137 | 63,895 | 109,268 | 420,341 | 40,661 |
| 2016 | 20,612,439 | 642,512 | 1,111 | 5,528 | 20,175 | 59,816 | 100,325 | 410,352 | 43,135 |
| 2017 | 20,976,812 | 612,731 | 1,057 | 7,936 | 18,597 | 58,016 | 88,835 | 395,375 | 42,915 |
| 2018 | 21,244,317 | 567,997 | 1,107 | 8,438 | 16,884 | 55,551 | 71,933 | 372,919 | 41,165 |
| 2019 | 21,477,737 | 542,116 | 1,122 | 8,456 | 16,217 | 55,475 | 63,396 | 358,402 | 39,048 |
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]
See also
References
Further reading
- Fox, Kathleen A.; Lane, Jodi (2010). "Perceptions of gangs among prosecutors in an emerging gang city". Journal of Criminal Justice. 38 (4): 595. doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.031.