How has crime changed in Florida since 1985?

Police in Florida reported about 248 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,270 in 1990, and 1,077 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 7,719 in 1989. There's no figure for 1988, 1996 and 2021, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Florida and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Florida Violent, U.S. Property, Florida Property, U.S.
1985 939.9 570.3 6,652.6 4,780.0
1986 1,036.3 633.6 7,223.8 5,015.3
1987 1,023.3 624.9 7,501.9 5,090.1
1988 – 630.2 – 5,045.9
1989 1,109.0 680.5 7,718.6 5,211.5
1990 1,270.2 749.8 7,680.1 5,227.0
1991 1,192.0 798.1 7,359.6 5,388.4
1992 1,193.9 785.4 7,081.1 5,089.3
1993 1,181.9 764.1 7,001.4 4,814.1
1994 1,133.1 740.4 7,010.0 4,752.4
1995 1,059.5 720.6 6,571.0 4,796.6
1996 – 658.8 – 4,553.0
1997 1,015.9 644.9 6,204.0 4,494.7
1998 939.3 603.8 5,974.8 4,212.6
1999 854.3 545.8 5,374.4 3,872.6
2000 815.6 534.4 4,912.5 3,751.7
2001 797.1 529.5 4,792.9 3,801.5
2002 771.1 512.9 4,674.9 3,737.7
2003 730.3 493.7 4,470.8 3,704.0
2004 711.3 478.6 4,197.1 3,599.4
2005 707.7 483.0 4,016.6 3,518.3
2006 716.0 486.9 3,998.5 3,397.1
2007 722.7 477.9 4,103.7 3,316.1
2008 688.7 463.7 4,154.2 3,252.3
2009 612.6 436.8 3,853.1 3,076.7
2010 542.3 408.1 3,568.4 2,963.4
2011 515.3 390.1 3,531.2 2,925.7
2012 487.1 390.7 3,285.1 2,881.3
2013 470.5 378.2 3,114.5 2,759.3
2014 459.2 373.7 2,943.1 2,591.8
2015 461.9 384.6 2,820.8 2,495.2
2016 430.3 399.5 2,693.7 2,469.1
2017 408.0 397.5 2,518.6 2,372.4
2018 385.0 384.8 2,287.1 2,206.8
2019 377.9 381.0 2,148.3 2,109.0
2020 384.1 399.3 1,775.7 1,955.3
2021 – 360.9 – 1,762.2
2022 323.1 398.2 1,448.0 1,998.5
2023 279.3 385.6 1,323.3 1,950.5
2024 259.1 363.4 1,264.6 1,766.8
2025 248.3 329.3 1,076.6 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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