These Are The Top 5 Safest Towns In Florida 2024 List

FLORIDA — Towns outside Florida's largest cities were ranked the safest, according to crime statistics analyzed by SafeWise. Marco Island was ranked No. 1 for the state's safest community.

The report was released last month and named the safest cities in the country based on crime rates and other data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Here's a look at the cities and towns that made up the rest of the top 5.

1. Marco Island
2. Sunny Isles Beach
3. Doral
4. Kissimmee
5. Largo

Here are more insights into the communities on the list from Safewise, a security product review platform:

Both violent crime and property crime are below national averages in Florida. Violent crime is lower than it was in 2022 (the last year for which we had data), with 3.2 incidents per 1,000 people, putting Florida below the national violent crime rate of 4.0 per 1,000.

But the Sunshine State saw a rise in property crime since our 2022 report—seeing 19.4 incidents per 1,000. That still puts Florida below the nationwide rate of 20.7.

Compared to the rest of the US, Florida has the fourteenth lowest violent crime rate and the twenty-second lowest property crime rate.

Here's how Safewise described its terms and methodology used in the rankings:

For the purposes of city ranking reports, the terms “dangerous” and “safest” refer explicitly to crime rates as calculated from FBI crime data—no other characterization of any community is implied or intended.

Overall, across the U.S., crime rates have been in flux the past couple of years. The violent crime rate held at 4.0 incidents per 1,000 people for the third consecutive year. Property crime rose for the first time in 10 years of Safest Cities reports — from 19.3 incidents per 1,000 to 20.7.

Safewise calculated per capita crime rates for 44 states that submitted complete data to the FBI.

Here's a look at how crime rates trended across the US:

• Violent crime rates held steady or decreased in 66% of states.
• 15 states saw a jump in violent crime year over year.
• Property crime rates held steady or decreased in 64% of states—despite rising nationwide.
• 16 states saw a jump in property crime rates.
• 9 states saw both violent and property crime rates rise year over year.

See the full 2024 report from SafeWise.com.