Pompano Beach, FL Crime Rates & Map

Buy Rent

F

Total crime 49%

Violent crime 90%

Property crime 41%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Pompano Beach_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	3,979	n/a (estimate)	3,504	2,153	2,346
Murder	19	n/a	16.7	5.9	6.5
Rape	62	n/a	54.6	35.4	38.4
Robbery	244	n/a	214.9	62.2	73.9
Assault	512	n/a	450.9	280.1	279.7
Violent crime	837	n/a (estimate)	737	384	388
Burglary	434	n/a	382.2	240.6	314.2
Theft	2,237	n/a	1,970.1	1,352.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	471	n/a	414.8	176.1	246.0
Property crime	3,142	n/a (estimate)	2,767	1,769	1,958

Key findings

Pompano Beach crime rates are 49% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Pompano Beach are 90% higher than the national average
In Pompano Beach you have a 1 in 29 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Pompano Beach is safer than 9% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Pompano Beach has decreased by 23%

Pompano Beach crime map

Safest Places to Live in and Around Pompano Beach

See all the best places to live around Pompano Beach

Compare Pompano Beach, FL Crime

See all Pompano Beach poll results

The best places in Florida

Here are the best places to live in Florida

10 Best cities in Florida for employment

These are the 10 most affordable cities in Florida

Top 10 best public schools in Pompano Beach

Daily Crime In Pompano Beach (per 100,000 people)

The chart above shows the number of daily crimes in Pompano Beach, FL per 100,000 people. In Pompano Beach, the number of daily crimes is projected to be 1.63 times more than the Florida average and 1.49 times more than the national average. The average number of daily violent crimes in Pompano Beach is 1.92 times more than the Florida average and 1.90 times more than the daily national average. With regards to property crimes, Pompano Beach has a daily crime rate that is 1.56 times more than the Florida average and 1.41 times more than the overall daily national average.

How Safe is Pompano Beach (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Florida and all other cities across the US, is Pompano Beach safe? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Pompano Beach is safer than 14% of other cities in the state of Florida. In addition, Pompano Beach is safer than 9% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Florida and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Pompano Beach. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Pompano Beach is above average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Pompano Beach

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Pompano Beach is 1 in 136

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Pompano Beach is 1 in 37

The chance of being a victim of crime in Pompano Beach is 1 in 29

Are you curious to know the likelihood of suffering from a crime in Pompano Beach? If you reside in Pompano Beach, the likelihood that you will become a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 136. Violent crimes include: murder, sexual assault, robbery, and physical assault. There is a 1 in 37 change that you will become a victim of a property crime. These sorts of crimes against personal property include: burglary, theft, and auto theft. In total, the likelihood of being victimized by a crime in Pompano Beach, is 1 in 29.

Year Over Year Crime In Pompano Beach (per 100,000 people)

A good indicator of whether Pompano Beach is becoming a safer or a more dangerous place to live can be determined by analyzing the year over year crime rate (per 100,000 people). The number of violent crimes in Pompano Beach has decreased by 7%, while the property crime rate in Pompano Beach has decreased by 27% year over year. The number of total crimes in Pompano Beach has decreased by 23% year over year.

Pompano Beach police department

Item	Pompano Beach	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	308	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	53,771	330	266

There are a total of 53,771 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 330 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 24% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Highland Beach, FL	3,689	25	279	304
Hillsboro Beach, FL	1,467	49	296	345
Parkland, FL	28,354	22	562	584
Plantation CDP, FL	4,995	118	541	659
Hillsboro Pines, FL	510	155	715	870
Lazy Lake, FL	34	155	715	870
Cooper City, FL	34,364	95	882	978
Pompano Beach, FL	106,004	737	2,767	3,504

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
North Charleston, SC	106,113	1,014	5,012	6,026
Pearland, TX	106,238	107	1,447	1,555
Norwalk, CA	106,360	421	1,707	2,128
Daly City, CA	105,543	180	1,366	1,546
Palm Bay, FL	106,573	281	1,514	1,795
Pompano Beach, FL	106,004	737	2,767	3,504

Source: The Pompano Beach, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.