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2024

Crime rate

Status Indicators:
Proceeding as Planned
 Monitoring Progress
Reviewing for Improvement
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Status Indicators: Proceeding as Planned |  Monitoring Progress | Reviewing for Improvement | Information Unavailable

The crime rate measure assesses the effectiveness of crime-control policies and spotlights specific areas of need to allow police resources to be used effectively. While criminal justice studies recognize that crime rates do not provide a full picture of crime (they reflect only those crimes that are reported to law enforcement), they do allow criminal justice researchers and law enforcement to study the nature and movement of crime over time and space. Additionally, they provide law enforcement with data and information used in the planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and assessment of police operations.

The crime rate is a measure of the number of crimes reported to law enforcement in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Group A for every 10,000 individuals within the City’s population. It is cumulative and should only be used to compare the same time frame for various years. The crime rate is based on data in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s Records Management System and is subject to change after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) validates and audits the data.

For additional information on what Group A offenses are, visit: https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2011/resources/nibrs-offense-codes

The target for the annual NIBRS Group A crime rate per 10,000 population is set based upon a year-over-year reduction from the prior year’s target.

Specifically, the FY 2024 target is based upon a 3% reduction from FY 2023’s baseline data; the FY 2025 target is similarly based upon a 3% reduction from prior year (FY 2024) target.  The targets for FY 2026-2029 and are based upon a year-over-year reduction of 2.5%.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Crime in Florida. Florida Annual Uniform Crime Report. http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/

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City of Fort Lauderdale
100 North Andrews Avenue | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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