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According to our State of Safety survey, Florida residents are less likely to experience crime compared to nationwide averages. Reported gun violence experiences decreased by nearly half year over year in The Sunshine State, and more people believe crime is decreasing overall.

Despite these positive trends, Floridians have above-average concerns about crime and safety in the US. 

We didn't have enough data to calculate statewide crime rates this year, but our annual State of Safety survey reveals some trends. 

Floridians reported feeling safer in their state in the eight months prior to our survey compared to the previous year (39% to 47%). In addition, the percentage of Floridians who feel concerned about their safety on a daily basis dropped year over year from 53% to 48%. 

One in four Florida residents believes crime is decreasing, making it the most optimistic state in the nation in this regard, alongside Wisconsin (US 15%).  However, Floridians reported increased first-hand experiences with property crime and package theft. 

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Property crime is the least of Floridians' worries (compared to violent crime, gun violence, and package theft). That said, they report more first-hand experiences of property crime and package theft compared to violent crime and gun violence. Florida also shows a higher-than-average percentage of residents who use crime-deterring measures like security cameras and security systems.

• Property crime is a top concern for 57% of the Floridians we talked to (US 54%).
• 26% of respondents experienced property crime in the year prior to the survey—up from 19% the previous year and 1 percentage point lower than the national average.
• 66% of Floridians worry about package theft, which is the sixth highest percentage in the country.
• 37% of Florida residents in our survey said they experienced package theft in the 8 months prior to the survey, which matches the national average but represents a jump of 10 percentage points year over year.
• Security cameras (54%) and security systems (34%) are the most popular forms of property protection in The Sunshine State.
• 43% of respondents told us they increased security measures in the 8 months prior to the survey, which is the third highest percentage in the US. 

• Cyber crime is the number-one concern among Florida residents (78%), compared to concerns for property crime, violent crime, package theft, and gun violence.
• Florida ties with West Virginia and Nevada for the highest percentage of people who worry about cyber crime.
• Floridians were less likely than the average American to have experienced a cyber crime in the 8 months prior to our survey (FL 31%, US 33%).
• Compared to nationwide averages, Floridians are more likely to use all types of cyber crime protections except anti-malware. 
• Florida ties with four other states for the highest percentage of people who use credit monitoring services. (28%).

• Floridians worry about hurricanes more than any other natural disaster (76%). Only Louisianans worry more (79%).
• Extreme temperatures are the second most worrisome natural disaster for Floridians (69%). Only Texans and Arizonans worry more (79% each).
• Earthquakes are the natural disaster Floridians are least concerned about, but they do worry about them more than the average American (FL 19%, US 18%).
• 16% of Floridians reported being evacuated for a natural disaster in the 8 months prior to our survey, which is the third-highest percentage in the country. 

Concern about violent crime increased year over year in Florida, but our survey respondents reported the same level of first-hand experiences as last year. Meanwhile, gun violence experiences fell below the national average.

• 13% of survey respondents reported an experience with violent crime in the 8 months prior to the survey, which is the same percentage as last year (US 14%).
• Violent crime concern jumped 7 percentage points year over year to 61% (US 59%).
• 34% of Florida residents use some form of personal protection, and the most popular options are firearms (18%), pocket knives, (14%), and pepper spray (14%). 
• Florida's 5 safest cities reported more rapes than robberies combined, which is unusual in our safest cities reports.

• 2 in 3 Florida respondents (66%) said they worry about gun violence on a daily basis, down from 68% in the previous year's survey.
• 9% of Floridians said they experienced gun violence in the 8 months prior to the survey, down from 17% the year before.
• There were 32 mass shooting incidents reported in Florida in 2024, 2 more than the previous year.
• Florida had the third highest number of mass shooting incidents nationwide behind Illinois and California.
• Firearms are Floridians' most popular form of personal protection and are carried by 18% of survey respondents who use personal safety devices.
• Firearms are the fourth choice for property protection in Florida, with 1 in 4 of respondents using them.

For the purposes of this report, 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.

• 33 cities met criteria to be considered for ranking.
• Marco Island is the safest city in Florida for the second year in a row.
• 4 cities reported zero murders: Marco Island, Safety Harbor, Wildwood, and Dunedin.
• Marco Island and Wildwood reported zero robberies.
• Each safest city reported at least 2 rapes.
• Although its population is three times larger than Marco Island's, Pensacola reported fewer burglaries than Florida's safest city.

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