These FL Suburbs Among Safest In U.S. In New Ranking

More than two dozen Florida suburbs are among the 360 safest in the country, according to a new ranking of communities based on low crime and other significant safety criteria families consider when choosing a place to live.

The ranking of America’s Safest Suburbs by the financial services provider smartasset used publicly available data on violent crime, property crime and traffic deaths, as well as the number of adults reporting they drink excessively in a survey for the 2025 County Health Rankings & Roadmap, a project of the University of Wisconsin Public Health Institute.

Data from the FBI’s 2023 Uniform Crime Reporting Database and the Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey were also used in the analysis.

According to the analysis, Key Biscayne is the safest place to live in Florida. It ranks 53rd nationally. The analysis shows the community of 15,111 has a violent crime rate of 0.0029 per capita, a property crime rate of 0.015 per capita, and 12.2135 traffic deaths per 100,000 population. Also, 19.96 percent of Dacula residents reported that they excessively drink in a survey for the 2025 County Health Rankings.

Other suburbs that made the list are:

Kissimmee, population 84,756
National ranking: No. 92
Violent crime per capita: 0.0046
Property crime per capita: 0.0165
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14.3015
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 18.03 percent

Coral Gables, population 50,379
National ranking: No. 109
Violent crime per capita: 0.0069
Property crime per capita: 0.0279
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.2135
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.96 percent

Homestead, population 85,796
National ranking: No. 112
Violent crime per capita: 0.0108
Property crime per capita: 0.022
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.2135
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.96 percent

Winter Garden, population 48,771
National ranking: No. 63
Violent crime per capita: 0.0024
Property crime per capita: 0.0149
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.5343
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.02 percent

The 25 other suburbs that made the list are:

#128. Winter Park, population 30,835
Violent crime per capita: 0.0022
Property crime per capita: 0.0204
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.5
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20 percent

#129. Ellenton, population 5,454
Violent crime per capita: 0.0013
Property crime per capita: 0.0055
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 15.7
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19 percent

#148. Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, population 6,365
Violent crime per capita: 0.0018
Property crime per capita: 0.0151
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.2 percent

#177. Middleburg, population 11,911
Violent crime per capita: 0.0022
Property crime per capita: 0.0079
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 17.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19 percent

#180. Aventura, population 40,531
Violent crime per capita: 0.0077
Property crime per capita: 0.0474
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.2
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20 percent

#184. Sanford, population 66,919
Violent crime per capita: 0.0064
Property crime per capita: 0.0287
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 10.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.3 percent

#199. Orange Park, population 8,993
Violent crime per capita: 0.0024
Property crime per capita: 0.0158
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 17.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19 percent

#211. Dania Beach, population 33,076
Violent crime per capita: 0.0048
Property crime per capita: 0.0274
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 19.2 percent

#214. Brandon, population 116,365
Violent crime per capita: 0.0017
Property crime per capita: 0.0102
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14.7
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 21.4 percent

#221. South Miami, population 13,207
Violent crime per capita: 0.0184
Property crime per capita: 0.0387
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 12.2
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20 percent

#263. Neptune Beach, population 7,032
Violent crime per capita: 0.006
Property crime per capita: 0.0211
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 16.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 17.6 percent

#266. Atlantic Beach, population 13,279
Violent crime per capita: 0.0067
Property crime per capita: 0.0214
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 16.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 17.6 percent

#269. Jacksonville Beach, population 23,630
Violent crime per capita: 0.0043
Property crime per capita: 0.0269
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 16.6
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 17.6 percent

#285. Merritt Island, population 34,718
Violent crime per capita: 0.0027
Property crime per capita: 0.0109
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 16
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 21.5 percent

#293. Dunedin, population 35,932
Violent crime per capita: 0.0082
Property crime per capita: 0.0129
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.7 percent

#304. Yulee, population 15,521
Violent crime per capita: 0.0008
Property crime per capita: 0.0043
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 21.4
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 23 percent

#306. Macclenny, population 8,178
Violent crime per capita: 0.0045
Property crime per capita: 0.0086
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 23
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.1 percent

#331. Largo, population 82,337
Violent crime per capita: 0.0185
Property crime per capita: 0.0323
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.7 percent

#333. St. Pete Beach, population 8,730
Violent crime per capita: 0.0182
Property crime per capita: 0.0345
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.7 percent

#336. Treasure Island, population 6,524
Violent crime per capita: 0.023
Property crime per capita: 0.0301
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 14
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 20.7 percent

#346. DeLand, population 45,587
Violent crime per capita: 0.0044
Property crime per capita: 0.0175
Traffic deaths per 100,000 population: 21.8
Adults reporting excessive drinking: 23.2 percent

Housing costs and quality of life are often factors when people move to the suburbs, but smartasset said its report showed that people are willing to pay more to move to a neighborhood if they feel safe.

The 360 towns ranked in the report are all within 45 minutes driving distance of a major city.

The report found the top 20 safest suburbs are:

1. Lehi, Utah
2. Bethesda, Maryland
3. Great Falls, Virginia
4. Rockville, Maryland
5. Dacula, Georgia
6. Buford, Georgia
7. Layton, Utah
8. Edgewater, New Jersey
9. McKinney, Texas
10. Frisco, Texas
11. Gretna, Nebraska
12. Noblesville, Indiana
13. Fishers, Indiana
14. Highland Park, Illinois
15. Carmel, Indiana
16. Lexington, Massachusetts
17. Brownsburg, Indiana
18. Fort Lee, New Jersey
19. Spring, Texas
20. Canton, Georgia

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