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Fort Myers Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2005	54,095	964	13	32	309	610	3,059	592	1,848	619	21


Local Fort Myers Crime News PrepZone: Lacrosse, track and tennis notebook (Naples Daily News) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:08:00 GMT Notes on area lacrosse, track and tennis teams Read More >> Privacy vs. public right to know (USA Today) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:11:49 GMT Restrictions on release of public information, writes Ken Paulson, weaken the role of the press to serve as the government's watchdog. Read More >> Catcher Reeves soaring with Gulf Coast Eagles (The Peterborough Examiner) Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:36:54 GMT Peterborough's Mike Reeves is off to a solid start with the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles. Reeves, a catcher, is batting .308 in 15 games, managing 16 hits (one double, one home run) in 52 at bats with 12 RBIs entering Tuesday's night game.[...] Read More >> Plea hearing set for third man charged in mortgage fraud conspiracy (Cape Coral Daily Breeze) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:01:27 GMT A plea hearing has been scheduled for a third man accused in a $4.2 million mortgage fraud conspiracy that involved the Cape Coral police chief's son. Troy Bossert, 32, of San Antonio, Texas, will go before U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell at 11 a.m., April 6, at the U.S. Courthouse, located at 2110 First St. in Fort Myers. Read More >> Detectives: Woman steals identity, walks away with thousands in cash in Fort Myers (The News-Press) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:55:11 GMT Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in tracking down a woman who stole the Read More >> Identity theft suspect caught on video (ABC 7 Gulfshore News) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:58 GMT FORT MYERS: You can earn yourself up to $1,000 in cash if you can identify a thief who used a forged ID to clean out a woman's bank account. Read More >> Four from Fort Myers nabbed in state fraud sting (The News-Press) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:25 GMT Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink conducted a statewide staged accident sweep and arrested 19 people, including four in Fort Myers. Read More >> Self-help groups across Southwest Florida (Naples Daily News) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:00 GMT Here is our current list (as of Tuesday, March 16, 2010) of self-help groups across Southwest Florida. Read More >> Business digest: Attorneys join Fort Myers firm (The News-Press) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:25:51 GMT Attorneys Zachary M. Gill and Alberto Gayoso have joined the Fort Myers firm of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, PA. Read More >> Man robs North Fort Myers bank, escapes on bicycle (The News-Press) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:59:37 GMT Lee County deputies are searching for a man who robbed a Sun Trust Bank in North Fort Myers this afternoon and escaped on a bicycle. Read More >>

Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Alachua	27	19	8
Altamonte Springs	119	98	21
Altha	1	1	0
Apalachicola	9	8	1
Apopka	86	77	9
Arcadia	24	20	4
Astatula	5	5	0
Atlantic Beach	39	28	11
Atlantis	17	12	5
Auburndale	44	31	13
Aventura	109	76	33
Avon Park	41	26	15
Bal Harbour Village	37	28	9
Baldwin	13	8	5
Bartow	74	47	27
Bay Harbor Island	30	23	7
Belleair	15	10	5
Belleair Bluffs	3	3	0
Belleview	16	14	2
Biscayne Park	12	11	1
Blountstown	12	8	4
Boca Raton	271	181	90
Bonifay	5	4	1
Bowling Green	6	6	0
Boynton Beach	200	148	52
Bradenton	146	121	25
Bradenton Beach	10	10	0
Brooksville	29	19	10
Bunnell	13	11	2
Bushnell	10	9	1
Cape Coral	276	171	105
Carrabelle	5	5	0
Casselberry	89	57	32
Cedar Grove	7	6	1
Cedar Key	5	5	0
Center Hill	3	3	0
Chattahoochee	10	9	1
Chiefland	11	8	3
Chipley	13	12	1
Clearwater	371	247	124
Clermont	53	38	15
Clewiston	27	19	8
Cocoa	76	69	7
Cocoa Beach	52	34	18
Coconut Creek	125	84	41
Cooper City	70	52	18
Coral Gables	259	178	81
Coral Springs	292	191	101
Cottondale	3	3	0
Crescent City	10	9	1
Cross City	5	5	0
Crystal River	18	16	2
Dade City	29	21	8
Dania	76	66	10
Davenport	8	7	1
Davie	223	167	56
Daytona Beach	279	230	49
Daytona Beach Shores	42	33	9
De Funiak Springs	15	13	2
Deerfield Beach	143	119	24
Deland	71	53	18
Delray Beach	218	145	73
Doral	76	73	3
Dundee	13	8	5
Dunedin	30	30	0
Dunnellon	11	8	3
Eagle Lake	4	4	0
Eatonville	14	12	2
Edgewater	37	33	4
Edgewood	10	9	1
El Portal	8	8	0
Eustis	52	38	14
Fellsmere	9	8	1
Fernandina Beach	44	35	9
Flagler Beach	18	15	3
Florida City	37	26	11
Fort Lauderdale	658	459	199
Fort Meade	18	13	5
Fort Myers	250	174	76
Fort Pierce	154	115	39
Fort Walton Beach	66	52	14
Frostproof	14	9	5
Fruitland Park	12	11	1
Gainesville	354	276	78
Golden Beach	18	17	1
Graceville	10	8	2
Green Cove Springs	24	18	6
Greenacres City	64	43	21
Greensboro	1	1	0
Gretna	9	9	0
Groveland	18	12	6
Gulf Breeze	26	19	7
Gulf Stream	11	11	0
Gulfport	41	31	10
Haines City	57	42	15
Hallandale	120	87	33
Hampton	1	1	0
Havana	13	9	4
Hialeah	462	341	121
Hialeah Gardens	37	28	9
High Springs	18	13	5
Highland Beach	14	13	1
Hillsboro Beach	16	14	2
Holly Hill	33	29	4
Hollywood	510	331	179
Holmes Beach	20	13	7
Homestead	129	95	34
Howey-in-the-Hills	6	6	0
Hypoluxo	4	4	0
Indialantic	18	12	6
Indian Creek Village	15	11	4
Indian Harbour Beach	25	18	7
Indian River Shores	22	21	1
Indian Rocks Beach	6	6	0
Indian Shores	12	11	1
Inglis	6	5	1
Interlachen	4	4	0
Jacksonville	2,746	1,566	1,180
Jacksonville Beach	76	56	20
Jasper	8	8	0
Jennings	1	1	0
Juno Beach	17	13	4
Jupiter	131	99	32
Jupiter Inlet Colony	5	5	0
Jupiter Island	20	16	4
Kenneth City	16	14	2
Key Biscayne	40	28	12
Key Colony Beach	6	6	0
Key West	122	86	36
Kissimmee	192	126	66
Lady Lake	37	22	15
Lake Alfred	15	10	5
Lake City	55	41	14
Lake Clarke Shores	11	11	0
Lake Hamilton	7	6	1
Lake Helen	15	7	8
Lake Mary	49	34	15
Lake Park	20	19	1
Lake Placid	11	9	2
Lake Wales	58	42	16
Lake Worth	121	87	34
Lakeland	367	228	139
Lantana	40	31	9
Largo	185	134	51
Lauderdale Lakes	64	53	11
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	23	22	1
Lauderhill	138	110	28
Lawtey	1	1	0
Leesburg	96	73	23
Lighthouse Point	42	34	8
Live Oak	21	17	4
Longboat Key	28	20	8
Longwood	44	38	6
Lynn Haven	36	27	9
Madeira Beach	6	6	0
Madison	15	14	1
Maitland	50	41	9
Manalapan	15	10	5
Mangonia Park	15	14	1
Marco Island	31	29	2
Margate	176	108	68
Marianna	25	17	8
Mascotte	11	10	1
Medley	42	32	10
Melbourne	223	162	61
Melbourne Beach	10	9	1
Melbourne Village	5	5	0
Mexico Beach	8	6	2
Miami	1,363	1,012	351
Miami Gardens	167	144	23
Miami Lakes	48	47	1
Miami Shores	42	31	11
Miami Springs	54	42	12
Milton	29	21	8
Miramar	221	166	55
Monticello	13	9	4
Mount Dora	45	32	13
Mulberry	18	13	5
Naples	103	65	38
Neptune Beach	27	18	9
New Port Richey	45	34	11
New Smyrna Beach	65	55	10
Niceville	22	18	4
North Bay Village	31	25	6
North Lauderdale	70	61	9
North Miami	166	130	36
North Miami Beach	143	106	37
North Palm Beach	40	30	10
North Port	79	61	18
Oak Hill	8	8	0
Oakland	10	9	1
Oakland Park	95	85	10
Ocala	259	157	102
Ocean Ridge	18	13	5
Ocoee	68	60	8
Okeechobee	26	20	6
Oldsmar	5	5	0
Opa Locka	39	31	8
Orange City	22	19	3
Orange Park	27	22	5
Orlando	961	693	268
Ormond Beach	98	67	31
Oviedo	76	58	18
Pahokee	17	15	2
Palatka	39	33	6
Palm Bay	210	141	69
Palm Beach	130	76	54
Palm Beach Gardens	145	110	35
Palm Beach Shores	16	11	5
Palm Springs	48	37	11
Palmetto	42	33	9
Palmetto Bay	43	39	4
Panama City	131	92	39
Panama City Beach	62	46	16
Parker	10	9	1
Parkland	33	30	3
Pembroke Park	13	13	0
Pembroke Pines	299	234	65
Pensacola	213	160	53
Perry	24	22	2
Pinellas Park	131	101	30
Plant City	88	66	22
Plantation	272	185	87
Pompano Beach	300	222	78
Ponce Inlet	17	11	6
Port Orange	100	84	16
Port Richey	17	13	4
Port St. Joe	12	10	2
Port St. Lucie	247	189	58
Punta Gorda	51	34	17
Quincy	39	27	12
Redington Beaches	3	3	0
Riviera Beach	140	95	45
Rockledge	63	43	20
Royal Palm Beach	68	52	16
Safety Harbor	7	7	0
Sanford	134	113	21
Sanibel	42	24	18
Sarasota	253	187	66
Satellite Beach	28	21	7
Sea Ranch Lakes	11	7	4
Sebastian	49	33	16
Sebring	42	30	12
Seminole	11	11	0
Sewall's Point	10	9	1
Shalimar	4	4	0
Sneads	9	5	4
South Bay	10	8	2
South Daytona	33	25	8
South Miami	58	49	9
South Palm Beach	9	9	0
South Pasadena	6	6	0
Southwest Ranches	12	12	0
Springfield	21	15	6
St. Augustine	60	49	11
St. Augustine Beach	16	14	2
St. Cloud	75	50	25
St. Pete Beach	41	29	12
St. Petersburg	754	520	234
Starke	27	19	8
Stuart	62	44	18
Sunny Isles Beach	59	47	12
Sunrise	223	165	58
Surfside	33	20	13
Sweetwater	28	21	7
Tallahassee	474	344	130
Tamarac	86	70	16
Tampa	1,311	985	326
Tarpon Springs	64	48	16
Tavares	25	23	2
Temple Terrace	72	51	21
Tequesta	23	18	5
Titusville	120	82	38
Treasure Island	24	17	7
Trenton	3	2	1
Umatilla	10	9	1
Valparaiso	14	10	4
Venice	75	57	18
Vero Beach	81	58	23
Village of Pinecrest	70	51	19
Virginia Gardens	5	3	2
Waldo	8	7	1
Wauchula	19	14	5
Webster	2	2	0
Welaka	1	1	0
Wellington	53	49	4
West Melbourne	41	32	9
West Miami	21	16	5
West Palm Beach	378	277	101
Weston	89	60	29
White Springs	6	6	0
Wildwood	22	16	6
Williston	20	10	10
Wilton Manors	32	25	7
Windermere	13	12	1
Winter Garden	65	51	14
Winter Haven	109	74	35
Winter Park	112	87	25
Winter Springs	82	62	20
Zephyrhills	42	30	12
Zolfo Springs	1	1	0


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for Florida


Missing Persons for Fort Myers, FL Endangered Runaway: LIZZETTE NEWMAN (FL) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:48:17 EDT Endangered Runaway: ROBERT NICHOLAS (FL) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:37:51 EDT Endangered Runaway: JOSE TORRES (FL) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:17:43 EDT Endangered Runaway: MARCO SOTO (FL) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:31 EDT Endangered Runaway: HAKEEM BROWN (FL) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:57 EDT Endangered Runaway: DEVONTAE FOGLE (FL) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:38:50 EST Endangered Runaway: HENRIETTA BAROSY (FL) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:37:56 EST Endangered Runaway: DENNIS VERBOCZKI (FL) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:40:34 EST Endangered Runaway: DESTANY NGUYEN (FL) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:18 EST Endangered Runaway: SHANTHERIA JONES (FL) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:23:37 EST Endangered Missing: JAZMINE REYES (FL) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:24:15 EST Endangered Runaway: CORY SISK (FL) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:26:47 EST Endangered Runaway: BRITTANY HEINEN (FL) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:02 EST Endangered Runaway: NICHOLAS HERMAN (FL) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:50:39 EST Endangered Runaway: BRITTANY GODFREY (FL) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:42:51 EST Endangered Runaway: CATHLENE FLESHER (FL) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:12:36 EST Endangered Runaway: THERESA TAGTMEIR (FL) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:07 EST Endangered Runaway: JOHN BARNES (FL) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:48:15 EST Endangered Runaway: MELISSA BENDER (FL) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:11:41 EST Endangered Runaway: WINDALE BONDEN (FL) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:32:09 EST