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What are the crime rate and median income in Broward County, Florida?
The violent-crime rate in Broward County was 2.6 per 1,000 residents (2021-2025 average, FBI), 11% lower than the statewide rate (2.9). Households here have a median income of $77,633 and the unemployment rate was 4.4% in August 2026. About 1,977,129 people live in the county.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Broward County?
Police agencies in Broward County reported an average of 2,327 violent crimes and 16,259 property crimes a year from 2021 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents, the violent-crime rate works out to 2.6: 11% lower than the Florida rate (2.9), and 29% lower than the national rate (3.7). Property crime ran at 18.0 per 1,000, against 14.4 statewide. Only about 44% of residents live in areas whose police reported a full year, so treat the rate with care. Aggravated assaults make up 66% of the violent total. CDC death records show about 132 homicide deaths a year in the county (6.8 per 100,000), a count that includes cases police may classify differently.
| Offense (yearly average, 2021-2025) | Broward County | Per 1,000 | Florida per 1,000 | U.S. per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 2,327 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Murder | 40 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Rape | 215 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.40 |
| Robbery | 535 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.62 |
| Aggravated assault | 1,536 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Property crime | 16,259 | 18.0 | 14.4 | 18.1 |
| Burglary | 1,558 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 13,272 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,429 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. County figures add up the city police and sheriff reports in the county (12 agencies; 44% of residents covered).
What is the median household income in Broward County?
Median household income is $77,633, close to the statewide figure ($74,568). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $414,600, and the median rent is $1,907 a month. 13.2% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 12.6%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.4% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 47,386 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Broward County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,977,129 | 22,416,077 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $414,600 | $359,000 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,907 | $1,669 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 5.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 12.2% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 13.2% | 12.6% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 36.7% | 34.1% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 63.6% | 67.6% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 41.3 | 42.6 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 92.1% | 91.6% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 12.5% | 11.5% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Broward County?
Broward County carries a “Relatively High” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. The hazards rated highest here are river flooding (Very High), hurricanes (Very High), coastal flooding (Very High) and tornadoes (Relatively High). The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
5 Superfund sites are on or proposed for EPA's National Priorities List in Broward County: Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal, Flash Cleaners, Petroleum Products Corp., Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump and Florida Petroleum Reprocessors. 3 other sites have finished cleanup and been taken off the list. A listing means EPA is managing a long-term cleanup; it does not by itself mean anyone is exposed today.
Industrial chemical releases
38 facilities in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 394,969 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.
Disasters, air and water
Broward County was covered by 7 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Hurricane 6, Flood 1), not counting COVID-19. In 2024, 1 of 366 monitored days had an air quality index of “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse (EPA). Of 37 community water systems, 4 had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low). NHTSA counted 243 traffic deaths in the county in 2024, including 69 pedestrians.
Is there road construction in Broward County?
On October 11, 2026 the state transportation feed listed 2 highway work zones in Broward County (all active that day). Where crews are working: US-441 and SR-858. The map's construction layer is refreshed every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Broward County?
Broward County has 331 public schools (2024-25) and 191 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. 33 nursing homes are certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 100 fire or EMS stations and 48 police or sheriff stations. 2 state parks or recreation areas: Hugh Taylor Birch State Park and John U. Lloyd Beach State Park.
What tribal lands and sacred sites are in Broward County?
Census tribal areas that reach into Broward County: Hollywood Reservation, Big Cypress Reservation, Seminole (FL) Trust Land, Coconut Creek Trust Land and Miccosukee Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land.
Tribal areas are Census statistical boundaries, shown for reference; they are not legal boundaries.
See them on the map: tribal lands →
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Broward County
Gun shops
53 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Broward County (52 from the ATF licensee list, 1 from OpenStreetMap), plus 78 more licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown). 32 of them are pawnshops licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: 2 J's Pawn & Gun INC (Davie), A B Pawn & Gun INC (West Park), A-One Pawnbroker LLC (Pompano Beach), Action Firearms & Accessories INC (Fort Lauderdale), Action Jewelry & Pawn (Fort Lauderdale), Advanced Firearms (Margate), Affordable Jewelry And Loan INC (Hollywood), All Tactical Us (Pompano Beach) and 44 more.
Liquor stores
172 liquor stores are on the map in Broward County: 1 Stop Liquor (Fort Lauderdale), 101 Liquor And Wine (Oakland Park), 101 Liquors (Deerfield Beach), 101 Liquors (Lauderdale Lakes), 101 Liquors (Pompano Beach), 23 Liquor (Pembroke Park), 24 Hr Liquors (Pembroke Park), 24/7 Liquors (Hallandale Beach) and 164 more.
Planned Parenthood
One Planned Parenthood health center is on the map in Broward County: Planned Parenthood Of Florida, Inc. (Pembroke Pines).
See them on the map: gun shops · liquor stores · Planned Parenthood →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Broward County?
Broward County averaged 2,327 reported violent crimes a year in 2021-2025, or 2.6 per 1,000 residents, 11% lower than the Florida rate (2.9). The property-crime rate was 18.0 per 1,000 (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting).
What is the median household income in Broward County?
$77,633 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $74,568 for Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Broward County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.4% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 47,386 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Broward County?
Broward County carries a “Relatively High” overall rating in FEMA's National Risk Index. The hazards rated highest here are river flooding (Very High), hurricanes (Very High), coastal flooding (Very High) and tornadoes (Relatively High).
Are there Superfund sites in Broward County?
5 Superfund sites are on or proposed for EPA's National Priorities List in Broward County: Hollingsworth Solderless Terminal, Flash Cleaners, Petroleum Products Corp., Wingate Road Municipal Incinerator Dump and Florida Petroleum Reprocessors. 3 other sites have finished cleanup and been taken off the list.
Is there road construction in Broward County right now?
On October 11, 2026 the state transportation feed listed 2 highway work zones in Broward County (all active that day). Where crews are working: US-441 and SR-858.
How many nursing homes are in Broward County?
33 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Broward County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collier County | 398,291 | 1.6 | $90,045 |
| Hendry County | 42,382 | 2.1 | $56,393 |
| Miami-Dade County | 2,738,356 | 4.1 | $71,753 |
| Palm Beach County | 1,533,806 | 2.9 | $83,581 |
Cities in Broward County with their own page: Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach, Davie, Sunrise, Plantation, Deerfield Beach, Lauderhill, Tamarac, Weston, Margate, Coconut Creek.
More: Florida statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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