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)	3,276 (estimate)	3,117	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Fort Myers Shores_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.9	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	452 (estimate)	430	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	486.7	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,990.8	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	209.3	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,824 (estimate)	2,687	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Alva, FL	2,309	133	830	963
McGregor, FL	7,755	165	1,033	1,199
Olga, FL	2,239	195	1,216	1,410
Whiskey Creek, FL	5,011	200	1,252	1,453
Buckingham, FL	4,305	204	1,273	1,476
Harlem Heights, FL	1,291	219	1,369	1,588
Gateway, FL	9,699	222	1,390	1,613
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,116	452	2,824	3,276

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Fort Myers Shores is 15% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.97 daily crimes that occur in Fort Myers Shores.
Fort Myers Shores is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States.
In Fort Myers Shores you have a 1 in 31 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Fort Myers Shores has decreased by 5%.

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

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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 222

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Fort Myers Shores is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Fort Myers Shores is 1 in 31

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	31,023	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Eudora, KS	6,116	306	2,170	2,476
Monticello, KY	6,116	115	1,268	1,384
Ontario, OH	6,117	82	6,075	6,157
Silver Lake, NC	6,117	337	2,481	2,818
Ridgefield, WA	6,112	88	1,226	1,313
Fort Myers Shores, FL	6,116	452	2,824	3,276

Source: The Fort Myers Shores, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.