Jefferson County Crime Rates 2021 vs 2020

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s crime rate dropped in 2021 compared with 2020, a trend reflected at the local level. The latest Annual Uniform Crime Report (AUCR) from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), released on Nov. 30, shows that the crime rate dropped 8.3 percent statewide in 2021 compared with 2020, reaching a 50-year low. The 8.3 percent translates into 38,524 fewer reported index crimes in 2021 than in 2020. The index crimes, which number seven, are d