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Safety · Florida

Safest Counties in Florida 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Florida

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Franklin County, FL
97.5
2Glades County, FL
97.5
3Highlands County, FL
97.5
4Lafayette County, FL
97.5
5Liberty County, FL
97.5
6Suwannee County, FL
97.5
7Gulf County, FL
94.7
8Wakulla County, FL
94.5
9Bradford County, FL
94.1
10Escambia County, FL
93.4

All Florida Counties — Safety Rankings

67 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Franklin County, FL
97.5
55
2Glades County, FL
97.5
54.1
3Highlands County, FL
97.5
48.5
4Lafayette County, FL
97.5
62.8
5Liberty County, FL
97.5
53.4
6Suwannee County, FL
97.5
56.2
7Gulf County, FL
94.7
54.7
8Wakulla County, FL
94.5
55.5
9Bradford County, FL
94.1
60.1
10Escambia County, FL
93.4
48.9
11Gadsden County, FL
92.2
51.7
12Gilchrist County, FL
90.4
61.1
13Okaloosa County, FL
89
52.3
14Taylor County, FL
84.8
52.9
15Washington County, FL
83.3
53.5
16Calhoun County, FL
83.2
62.1
17Madison County, FL
82.6
50.3
18Sumter County, FL
81.6
53.5
19Manatee County, FL
81.1
45.3
20Lake County, FL
80.8
46
21Union County, FL
78.4
57.2
22Broward County, FL
77.2
41.8
23Jackson County, FL
74.9
53.8
24Walton County, FL
72
52.6
25St. Johns County, FL
70.5
50.9
26Charlotte County, FL
68.1
44.5
27Flagler County, FL
66.8
45.5
28Jefferson County, FL
62.8
57
29Nassau County, FL
61.9
48.6
30Santa Rosa County, FL
61.5
47.9
31Pasco County, FL
58.9
42.3
32Dixie County, FL
57.8
51
33Collier County, FL
54.8
45.7
34Baker County, FL
54.2
45.7
35Levy County, FL
50.7
47.6
36Polk County, FL
50.6
38
37Indian River County, FL
49.9
45
38Columbia County, FL
49.7
44.2
39Citrus County, FL
48.4
43.2
40Holmes County, FL
47.9
51.3
41Clay County, FL
47.5
44
42Martin County, FL
46
41.6
43Hendry County, FL
45.3
34.9
44Brevard County, FL
44.5
41.3
45Lee County, FL
40.2
36.4
46Putnam County, FL
40
37.5
47St. Lucie County, FL
38.9
36.6
48Marion County, FL
38.4
35.4
49Hernando County, FL
38
38.1
50Hamilton County, FL
37.3
43.3
51Hillsborough County, FL
36.1
35.8
52Palm Beach County, FL
35.1
37.5
53Seminole County, FL
34.2
41.8
54Sarasota County, FL
34
44
55Hardee County, FL
32.5
34.6
56Volusia County, FL
32.2
34.2
57Monroe County, FL
31.5
46.2
58Bay County, FL
26.6
36.9
59Okeechobee County, FL
24.5
31.6
60Osceola County, FL
23.4
31.8
61Pinellas County, FL
20.1
36.2
62Alachua County, FL
18.5
32.1
63DeSoto County, FL
14.2
31.5
64Miami-Dade County, FL
14
30.4
65Leon County, FL
11.8
34.4
66Orange County, FL
10.2
32
67Duval County, FL
6.9
30.3

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