LTC 084-2017 Uniform Crime Report Statistics for Crime in Miami Beach in 2016MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO, LTC# 084-2017
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
Mayor Philip Levine and Members */ the City Com ission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager I
DATE:
February 15, 2017
SUBJECT: Uniform Crime Report (UCR) S tistics for Crime in Miami Beach in 2016
This Letter to Commission is prepared to inform the Commission of the official and final
Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics for crime in Miami Beach in 2016.
The UCR data is the only official data collected nationally on crime. It is the only way to
compare an individual city's record over time on crime or one city to another. Each city
reports its data to the state, which in turn reports it to the FBI. The FBI releases an
official report for the prior year each June.
UCR data consists of seven major index (or Part 1) crimes. They are homicide, rape,
robbery and aggravated assault (i.e., the violent crimes) and burglary, larceny and auto
theft (i,e., the property crimes). The definitions of some of these crimes differ in how they
are counted by the FBI nationally and by Florida under our state statutes. Therefore, the
Police Department reports our crime to the state of Florida this time of year. Our
numbers are validated by the State, consistent with the UCR definitions, and then
forwarded to the FBI.
Attached are our final official crime numbers for 2016. I am pleased to report that Miami
Beach had a 6.00 percent reduction in UCR major index crime last year, with a 1.47
percent reduction in violent crime and a 6.48 percent reduction in property crime. I
attribute this to many factors, including the excellent work of the men and women of the
Police Department and the support we receive every day from our city leadership and
our community.
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TOTAL PART I
2015
9,956
2016
9,359
-6.00%
UCR PART I COIVIPARISION
PERIOD COVERED: JANUARY 1- DECEMBER 31
% CHANGE 2015 2016
HOMICIDE 250.00% 7
RAPE 5.56% 54 57
ROBBERY -17.46% 418 345
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 10.63% 480 531
TOTAL VIOLENT -1.47% 954 940
% CHANGE 2015 2016
BURGLARY -13.61% 698 603
LARCENY -5.59% 7,680 7,251
AUTO THEFT -9.46% 624 565
TOTAL NON VIOLENT -6.48% 9,002 8,419
Mil A. BEACH
RECORDS UNIT SNAPSHOT
2016 vs 2015 COMPARISION
TOTAL PART I
Violent
2015 954
2016 940
-1.47%
TOTAL PART I
Non Violent
2015 9,002
2016 8,419
-6.48%