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Most Dangerous Cities in Florida

Harshada Kekare
15. Leesburg
Leesburg is located in central Florida, between Lake Harris and Lake Griffin.
Over the past few years  city has reportedly demonstrated high levels of violent crime.
The city is located in central Broward. Lauderdale Lakes crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average.
14. Lauderdale Lakes
The city is also known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City". In the last 5 years, Sanford has seen decreasing violent crime.
13. Sanford
Ocala is located near the site of Ocale.
The danger here is from animals like bears and venomous snakes.
12. Ocala
Originally named Floranada (a blend of Florida and Canada)
In the last 5 years, Oakland Park has seen the rise of violent crime and decline of property crime.
11. Oakland Park
It is  cultural, economic and financial center of Florida.
Violent crime in Miami is one of the highest in the US.
10. Miami
Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County.
In the last 5 years, Fort Pierce has seen decreasing violent crime and property crime.
9. Fort Pierce
8. Pensacola
Pensacola is the site of the first Spanish settlement within the US borders. Crime rates in this city is reducing every year due to severe actions taken by the local Police.
7. Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States.
Crimes are seen mostly due to visitors visiting here for Holidays.
Homestead is a city within Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida.
Crimes related to property are listed mostly for this city.
6. Homestead
The City of Key West is the county seat of Monroe County.
Avoid walking here in the night due to village area surrounded nearby.
5. Key West
4. Panama City
Located along U.S. Route 98, it is the largest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola. Property crime statistics were high in last 5 years but crime rates are also seen decreasing recently.
3. Daytona Beach
This city is historically known for its beach. Crimes are mostly seen due to visitors visiting the area from various parts of the country.
Orlando is one of the most-visited cities in the world primarily driven by tourism.
The most dangerous threats here comes from occasional hurricanes.
2. Orlando
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, US.
You can expect a high crime rate here due to large number of visitors visiting the beach area mostly for night life.
1. Miami Beach