North Miami Beach, Florida Crime Statistics
This webpage contains crime figures for North Miami Beach, Florida. You can examine the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime numbers over time, and see how North Miami Beach compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records resources for North Miami Beach, Florida, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.
Total Crime
Between 1999 and 2008 there were 27,764 total crimes reported in North Miami Beach, Florida (3,945 of them violent). Of the 2,776 crimes that occur a year in North Miami Beach, almost half happen less than a mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in North Miami Beach, Florida every 3 hours. This includes 25 murders, 240 rapes, and nearly eighteen thousand thefts (including 3,263 motor vehicle thefts).
Crime Trends
During the previous 10 years, crime data were available in North Miami Beach, Florida for all 10 years. Over that interval, reported crime in North Miami Beach increased by 13 percent. Over that same time frame, violent crime increased by 33 percent. Overall, the crime numbers reveal a gradual increase in crime over the last 10 years in North Miami Beach. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could hit nearly three thousand for North Miami Beach, Florida in 2009.
Remember that these graphs show reported crime figures and some step offs in crime numbers may be the result of changes in reporting, not actual changes in crime rates.
Crime Comparisons
Visitors are cautioned against interpreting ranking data to determine 'how dangerous' a certain location is, as many factors, including episodic events, or differences in crime reporting and methodology can skew rankings. Click on the individual graph bars to see crime figures in these locations.
Crime Data Information
North Miami Beach, Florida law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The data reported for North Miami Beach conform to the FBI data quality guidelines. For more information, and a description of the statistical methods and data algorithms used by RecordsPedia, please visit our methodology section.
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