Crime in Key West has been dropping continuously over the past few years, and it dropped by around 9 percent in 2019. The total number of violent crimes dropped from 101 in 2018 to 97 in 2019. The number of non-violent crimes dropped from 809 in 2018 to 733 in 2019.

Each year the Key West Police Department reports its crime statistics to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. These statistics are compiled for the entire state by the FDLE in its Uniform Crime Reporting system.

The analysis shows that the clearance rate for the department – the rate at which crimes are solved – have increased substantially and come in well above the state average of around 25 percent. Overall, for all crimes, the Key West Police Department shows a clearance rate of 32 percent. However, the clearance rate for violent crimes is a whopping about 60 percent.

“I want to commend our detectives who are working diligently to solve these crimes,” said Chief Sean Brandenburg. “The combination of our officers working closely with the community to deter crime and our detectives solving those that do occur is helping us reduce crime every year.”

Among other statistics reported:

  • Aggravated assault was down from 73 in 2018 to 68 in 2019
  • Bicycle thefts dropped from 142 to 135
  • Incidents of shoplifting increased from 67 in 2018 to 135 in 2019
  • Robberies increased slightly from 10 to 11.
  • There was one murder in 2018 and none in 2019.
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