Aggravated Assault
UCR Definition
The Florida Uniform Crime Reports Program defines Aggravated Assault as an unlawful attack by one person upon another where either the offender displays a weapon or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury involving apparent broken bones, loss of teeth, possible internal injury, severe laceration, or loss of consciousness. Simple assaults are excluded.
The
UCR Manual contains more information about these definitions. Attempted murder is included as Aggravated Assault in the UCR definition.
Florida Statutes
784.021 Aggravated Assault
784.03 Battery; felony battery
784.041 Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation
784.045 Aggravated battery
784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers
784.08 Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older
Summary
There were 55,491 aggravated assaults reported in 2018. Firearms were used in 16,792 of the aggravated assaults reported.
There were a total of 25,739 arrests for aggravated assault in 2018. Of these arrests, 1,801 were juveniles and 23,938 were adults.
UCR Offense Data 
Source: 2018 Crime in Florida Report Abstract (PDF)
Source: Firearm Use in Violent Crimes and Manslaughter by County, 1996-2018 (Excel)
Aggravated Assault by Weapon Type, 1995 - 2018 (PDF | Excel)
Aggravated Assault: Firearm Type and Rate for Florida, 1971 - 2018 (PDF | Excel)
Information about calculating Percent Change, Crime Rates, and Clearance Rates
UCR Arrest Data 
Source: County and Municipal Arrest Data, 2018 (PDF | Excel)
Source: Arrests by Age, Sex and Offense for Florida, 2018 (PDF)
Source: 2018 Disaggregated Judicial Circuit Arrest Report (PDF | Excel)
Historical Data - Trends
Source: Total Index Crime by County, 1989-2018 (Excel)
Total Arrests by County, 1989-2018
Computerized Criminal History Arrest by Crime Type, 2000-2018 (Excel)
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