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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Fort Lauderdale, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Fort Lauderdale. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Fort Lauderdale, FL safe?
Fort Lauderdale, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 38 out of 100, grade D, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 24% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 9 ZIP codes range from 24 to 53, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 38 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 24%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 58%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 155
How Fort Lauderdale compares
Fort Lauderdale scores 15 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Fort Lauderdale lies in Broward County, which has a county Safety Score of 45, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Fort Lauderdale.
Neighborhoods inside Fort Lauderdale
155 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Fort Lauderdale, 138 of them mostly inside it. Among those 138, the lowest scores 1, the highest 90, and the middle 80% range from 8 to 80.
Safest ZIP codes in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Showing all 9 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- Wilton Manors Safety Score 27 · grade D · 1.5 miles
- Oakland Park Safety Score 39 · grade D · 2.8 miles
- Lauderdale Lakes Safety Score 25 · grade D · 4.0 miles
- Lauderhill Safety Score 33 · grade D · 5.1 miles
- Dania Beach Safety Score 36 · grade D · 6.0 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale has an estimated 190,641 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 34.6 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 155 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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