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The Cape Coral crime rate is lower than the Florida average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #84

Cape Coral, FL	1,202.80
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Cape Coral, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Cape Coral, FL	Count	4	11	41	186	679	2,440	152	4
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	2.4	6.5	24.3	110.2	402.5	1,446.3	90.1	2.4	823
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Cape Coral, FL	Count	3	7	40	147	803	2,427	145	4
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	1.8	4.3	24.5	89.9	491.2	1,484.8	88.7	2.4	837
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Cape Coral, FL	Count	4	16	41	168	860	2,547	114	7
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	2.5	10.0	25.7	105.2	538.8	1,595.6	71.4	4.4	936
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Cape Coral, FL	Count	3	14	58	160	1,023	2,855	112	13
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	1.9	9.0	37.1	102.3	654.1	1,825.4	71.6	8.3	1,051
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Cape Coral, FL	Count	3	23	64	186	1,083	2,595	109	9
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	1.9	14.3	39.9	115.9	675.1	1,617.5	67.9	5.6	1,052
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Cape Coral, FL	Count	3	16	92	221	1,267	2,792	174	10
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	1.8	9.7	56.0	134.5	770.9	1,698.9	105.9	6.1	1,158
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Cape Coral, FL	Count	7	31	93	232	1,353	3,485	223	13
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	4.3	19.0	56.9	142.0	828.0	2,132.8	136.5	8.0	1,402
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Cape Coral, FL	Count	5	40	97	260	1,483	3,787	304	15
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	3.1	25.0	60.6	162.6	927.2	2,367.8	190.1	9.4	1,577
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Cape Coral, FL	Count	6	52	83	265	1,462	3,115	331	21
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	4.2	36.5	58.3	186.1	1,026.9	2,187.9	232.5	14.8	1,697
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Cape Coral, FL	Count	5	45	74	237	1,026	2,567	307	41
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	3.8	34.4	56.5	181.1	784.0	1,961.4	234.6	31.3	1,496
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Cape Coral, FL	7.56
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Cape Coral, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Cape Coral, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Cape Coral, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Cape Coral, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Cape Coral, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Cape Coral, FL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	6
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Cape Coral, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Cape Coral, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Cape Coral, FL	Count	5	1	1	1	2	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	3.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.0	31
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Cape Coral, FL	Count	3	0	0	3	0	0
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	21
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Cape Coral, FL	1.57
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Cape Coral, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Cape Coral, FL	Count	302	210	92
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	179.0	124.5	54.5	1.52
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.1	227.5	155.6	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Cape Coral, FL	Count	309	221	88
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	189.0	135.2	53.8	1.62
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Cape Coral, FL	Count	306	215	91
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	191.7	134.7	57.0	1.63
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Cape Coral, FL	Count	298	214	84
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	190.5	136.8	53.7	1.64
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Cape Coral, FL	Count	320	228	92
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	199.5	142.1	57.3	1.71
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Cape Coral, FL	Count	333	236	97
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	202.6	143.6	59.0	1.73
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Cape Coral, FL	Count	340	243	97
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	208.1	148.7	59.4	1.78
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Cape Coral, FL	Count	358	257	101
	Cape Coral, FL	Per 100,000	223.8	160.7	63.2	1.92
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Cape Coral, FL	Count	333	209	124
2005	Cape Coral, FL	Count	276	171	105