Fort Meade has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Fort Meade is 1 in 106. How does Fort Meade fare compared to other communities in Florida of all population sizes? Fort Meade's crime rate is lower than approximately 61% of Florida communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Fort Meade has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Fort Meade is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Fort Meade does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Fort Meade.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Fort Meade occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Fort Meade; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 346. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Fort Meade; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.