Surfside, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Surfside, FL Summary

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

  • There were 123 total crimes committed in Surfside the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,270.2 total crimes per 100K people in Surfside.
  • The overall crime rate in Surfside is -2.32% below the national average.
  • Surfside ranks #161 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Surfside ranks #7,096 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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Surfside Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Surfside is 2,270.2 per 100,000 people. That's -2.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.44% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Surfside
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 123 2,270.2 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 2 36.9 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 36.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 5 92.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 8 147.7 240.6 269.8
Larceny 101 1,864.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 9 166.1 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 118 2,177.9 1,769.4 1,954.4

Surfside 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 Surfside

5
Violent Crimes
92.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Surfside in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Surfside is 92.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,083.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Surfside each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.04% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.94% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Surfside

118
Property Crimes
2,177.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 118 property crimes in Surfside in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Surfside is 2,177.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Surfside each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.44% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.09% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Surfside

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pembroke Pines, FL 175,757 2,704 1,538.5 1,419.6 118.9
Davie, FL 107,988 2,708 2,507.7 2,264.1 243.5
Miami Beach, FL 79,031 7,612 9,631.7 8,557.4 1,074.3
North Miami, FL 58,502 2,096 3,582.8 2,834.1 748.7
Coral Gables, FL 50,017 1,218 2,435.2 2,333.2 102.0
North Miami Beach, FL 43,273 1,490 3,443.3 2,708.4 734.9
Miami Lakes, FL 31,584 456 1,443.8 1,345.6 98.2
Sunny Isles Beach, FL 21,908 281 1,282.6 1,195.9 86.7
Key Biscayne, FL 12,898 199 1,542.9 1,519.6 23.3
Miami Shores, FL 10,358 568 5,483.7 5,213.4 270.3

Surfside SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
2
Diversity
8.5
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
9.5
Commute
4
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