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

Crime Index, #277

Fort Myers, FL	3,476.57
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 Myers, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fort Myers, FL	Count	11	43	173	542	368	1,680	128	6
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	15.8	61.7	248.1	777.4	527.8	2,409.7	183.6	8.6	2,653
	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 Myers, FL	Count	10	45	185	512	392	1,726	161	16
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	15.0	67.3	276.8	766.1	586.5	2,582.5	240.9	23.9	2,803
	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 Myers, FL	Count	24	26	172	532	507	1,639	200	8
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	37.3	40.4	267.2	826.4	787.5	2,545.9	310.7	12.4	3,174
	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 Myers, FL	Count	20	32	170	548	667	2,153	198	7
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	31.7	50.7	269.2	867.8	1,056.3	3,409.5	313.6	11.1	3,538
	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 Myers, FL	Count	7	29	152	510	628	1,877	194	7
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	10.6	43.9	230.1	772.1	950.8	2,841.7	293.7	10.6	2,829
	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 Myers, FL	Count	17	23	226	553	710	1,821	300	9
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	25.4	34.3	337.2	825.0	1,059.2	2,716.7	447.6	13.4	3,316
	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 Myers, FL	Count	11	35	231	520	642	2,346	354	18
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	16.9	53.8	354.8	798.7	986.1	3,603.3	543.7	27.6	3,520
	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 Myers, FL	Count	17	26	335	543	576	2,265	516	18
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	27.5	42.1	542.0	878.5	931.9	3,664.5	834.8	29.1	4,115
	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 Myers, FL	Count	15	38	327	557	561	1,691	658	22
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	25.2	64.0	550.4	937.5	944.2	2,846.2	1,107.5	37.0	4,201
	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 Myers, FL	Count	13	32	309	610	592	1,848	619	21
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	24.0	59.2	571.2	1,127.6	1,094.4	3,416.2	1,144.3	38.8	4,616
	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 Myers, FL	3.22
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 Myers, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fort Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	1.6	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	1.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	15
	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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, 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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Myers, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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 Myers, FL	3.17
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 Myers, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Fort Myers, FL	Count	243	173	70
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	363.6	258.8	104.7	3.11
	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 Myers, FL	Count	236	173	63
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	366.6	268.7	97.9	3.18
	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 Myers, FL	Count	237	174	63
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	375.3	275.5	99.8	3.25
	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 Myers, FL	Count	234	168	66
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	354.3	254.3	99.9	3.04
	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 Myers, FL	Count	241	173	68
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	359.5	258.1	101.4	3.09
	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 Myers, FL	Count	287	193	94
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	440.8	296.4	144.4	3.69
	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 Myers, FL	Count	276	200	76
	Fort Myers, FL	Per 100,000	446.5	323.6	123.0	3.85
	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 Myers, FL	Count	282	194	88
2005	Fort Myers, FL	Count	250	174	76