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The Fort Lauderdale crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #266

Fort Lauderdale, FL	3,259.71
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Fort Lauderdale, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	18	78	618	631	1,942	6,317	674	31
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	10.3	44.8	355.1	362.5	1,115.7	3,629.3	387.2	17.8	2,934
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	13	73	701	669	2,654	6,429	567	30
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	7.5	42.3	406.6	388.1	1,539.5	3,729.2	328.9	17.4	3,190
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	16	48	835	644	2,951	6,419	590	39
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	9.4	28.1	488.8	377.0	1,727.5	3,757.6	345.4	22.8	3,368
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	12	91	771	691	3,102	6,489	601	44
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	7.2	54.2	459.5	411.9	1,848.9	3,867.6	358.2	26.2	3,551
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	7	73	627	649	2,841	6,437	636	44
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	3.8	39.2	336.8	348.6	1,526.0	3,457.6	341.6	23.6	2,906
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	13	56	685	727	2,907	6,780	687	39
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	7.1	30.6	374.4	397.4	1,589.0	3,706.1	375.5	21.3	3,129
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	22	73	848	685	2,633	6,939	847	57
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	12.0	39.9	463.6	374.5	1,439.3	3,793.2	463.0	31.2	3,351
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	25	56	736	706	2,266	6,581	865	48
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	13.3	29.8	391.5	375.5	1,205.4	3,500.6	460.1	25.5	3,020
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	21	83	832	747	2,239	6,678	1,020	49
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	12.3	48.8	488.8	438.9	1,315.5	3,923.6	599.3	28.8	3,541
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	15	67	741	680	2,555	7,564	1,097	48
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	8.9	39.8	440.3	404.1	1,518.2	4,494.5	651.8	28.5	3,607
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Fort Lauderdale, FL	12.11
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Fort Lauderdale, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	5
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	2	0	0	2	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	10
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	1.6	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	16
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	2.1	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	21
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	10	7	0	3	0	0
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	5.9	4.1	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	58
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Fort Lauderdale, FL	3.13
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Fort Lauderdale, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	653	501	152
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	375.2	287.8	87.3	3.32
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.1	227.5	155.6	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	658	491	167
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	381.7	284.8	96.9	3.33
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	668	501	167
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	391.0	293.3	97.8	3.42
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	657	505	152
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	391.6	301.0	90.6	3.46
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	686	504	182
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	368.5	270.7	97.8	3.20
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	671	489	182
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	366.8	267.3	99.5	3.17
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	679	484	195
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	371.2	264.6	106.6	3.18
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	644	459	185
	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Per 100,000	342.6	244.2	98.4	2.93
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	678	483	195
2005	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Count	658	459	199