Red > 581.7 Green <= 397.4 In-between = Yellow Unit: crimes/100,000 population
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Violent Crime Rate
| Value: |
728.0 crimes/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
FL Counties |
| Categories: |
Public Safety / Crime & Crime Prevention
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the total violent crime rate per 100,000 population. |
| Why this is important: A violent crime is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim. Violent crimes include homicide, assault, rape, and robbery. Violence negatively impacts communities by reducing productivity, decreasing property values, and disrupting social services. In the United States in 2009, an estimated 1,318,398 violent crimes occurred. This equates to an estimated 429.4 violent crimes per 100,000 population nationwide. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 67 Florida counties. |
| Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
| URL of Source: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/home.aspx |
| URL of Data: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/FSAC/Data---Statistic... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
crimes/100,000 population
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Violent Crime Rate
| Value: |
728.0 crimes/100,000 population |
Measurement
Period: |
2011 |
| Location: |
County : Miami-Dade |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Public Safety / Crime & Crime Prevention
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the total violent crime rate per 100,000 population. |
| Why this is important: A violent crime is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim. Violent crimes include homicide, assault, rape, and robbery. Violence negatively impacts communities by reducing productivity, decreasing property values, and disrupting social services. In the United States in 2009, an estimated 1,318,398 violent crimes occurred. This equates to an estimated 429.4 violent crimes per 100,000 population nationwide. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
| URL of Source: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/home.aspx |
| URL of Data: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/FSAC/Data---Statistic... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
crimes/100,000 population
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