Fort Myers Shores, FL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Fort Myers Shores

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Fort Myers Shores_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,442 (estimate)	3,275	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Fort Myers Shores_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.3	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	104.3	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	315.2	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	486 (estimate)	462	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	539.0	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,073.6	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.6	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,956 (estimate)	2,813	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Fort Myers Shores is 20% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.43 daily crimes that occur in Fort Myers Shores.
Fort Myers Shores is safer than 22% of the cities in the United States.
In Fort Myers Shores you have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Fort Myers Shores has decreased by 12%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Fort Myers Shores

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Fort Myers Shores is 1 in 206

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fort Myers Shores is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fort Myers Shores is 1 in 30

Year Over Year Crime In Fort Myers Shores (per 100,000 people)

Fort Myers Shores police department

Item	Fort Myers Shores	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,278	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Florida

State	Total offenders	Florida_/100K	National_/100K
Florida	64,107	393	222

There are a total of 64,107 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 393 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 77% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Alva, FL	2,040	143	869	1,012
McGregor, FL	7,690	178	1,082	1,259
Olga, FL	2,216	209	1,273	1,482
Whiskey Creek, FL	4,964	215	1,311	1,526
Buckingham, FL	4,142	219	1,332	1,551
Fort Myers Shores, FL	5,420	486	2,956	3,442

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Palermo, CA	5,419	495	3,042	3,537
Mount Hood Village, OR	5,417	190	2,151	2,341
Goshen, NY	5,417	282	1,189	1,470
Gretna, NE	5,416	186	1,513	1,699
Pelican Bay, FL	5,426	150	915	1,065
Fort Myers Shores, FL	5,420	486	2,956	3,442

Source: The Fort Myers Shores, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.