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Belle Glade, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Belle Glade crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #302

Belle Glade, FL	5,858.96
Florida	2,278.41
U.S.	1,776.27

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.

Belle Glade, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2010	Belle Glade, FL	Count	4	11	71	267	400	769	60	7
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	23.5	64.7	417.8	1,571.3	2,354.0	4,525.7	353.1	41.2	5,362
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	3	10	116	286	420	974	82	7
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	18.0	60.1	697.0	1,718.5	2,523.7	5,852.7	492.7	42.1	6,308
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	8	12	84	311	416	850	96	10
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	48.5	72.8	509.3	1,885.5	2,522.1	5,153.4	582.0	60.6	6,584
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	3	10	121	337	442	876	84	10
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	19.7	65.7	794.4	2,212.6	2,902.0	5,751.4	551.5	65.7	7,196
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	1	18	58	127	219	498	77	1
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	6.4	114.8	369.8	809.8	1,396.4	3,175.4	491.0	6.4	3,772
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	2	9	77	285	357	935	82	10
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	12.8	57.5	491.6	1,819.5	2,279.1	5,969.1	523.5	63.8	5,932
	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

Belle Glade, FL		-0.20
Florida		8.20
U.S.		26.40

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.

Belle Glade, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2010	Belle Glade, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belle Glade, 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	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Belle Glade, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belle Glade, 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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belle Glade, 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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Belle Glade, FL	1.99
Florida	3.10
U.S.	2.81

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.

Belle Glade, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2008	Belle Glade, FL	Count	42	38	4
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	254.6	230.4	24.3	2.43
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	41	37	4
	Belle Glade, FL	Per 100,000	269.2	242.9	26.3	2.56
	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	Belle Glade, FL	Count	25	19	6