Cape Coral, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cape Coral, FL Summary

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

  • There were 2,385 total crimes committed in Cape Coral the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,195.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cape Coral.
  • The overall crime rate in Cape Coral is -48.56% below the national average.
  • Cape Coral ranks #65 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Cape Coral ranks #4,380 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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Cape Coral Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cape Coral is 1,195.5 per 100,000 people. That's -48.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -44.47% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cape Coral
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,385 1,195.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.5 5.9 6.3
Robbery 20 10.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 216 108.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 255 127.8 383.6 369.8
Burglary 305 152.9 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,692 848.1 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 133 66.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,130 1,067.7 1,769.4 1,954.4

Cape Coral 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 Cape Coral

255
Violent Crimes
127.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 255 violent crimes in Cape Coral in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cape Coral is 127.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 782.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cape Coral each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -66.68% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cape Coral

2,130
Property Crimes
1,067.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,130 property crimes in Cape Coral in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cape Coral is 1,067.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cape Coral each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.37% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.66% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cape Coral

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Myers, FL 90,380 2,166 2,396.5 1,879.8 516.7
Punta Gorda, FL 20,766 286 1,377.3 1,309.8 67.4

Cape Coral SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
6
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