Domestic Violence Offenses in Florida, 1998 - 2018
Domestic Violence in Florida is tracked specifically for the following offenses: Murder, Manslaughter, Rape (includes attempted rape), Forcible Sodomy*, Forcible Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Stalking, Simple Assault, Threat/Intimidation, and Simple Stalking. Having been on a steady decline since 1998, the number of reported Domestic Violence offenses are fewer in 2018 (-21.3%) than the 133,345 reported in 1998. The rate of domestic violence offenses has decreased by 43.4 percent from 888.9 per 100,000 population in 1998 to 503.4 in 2018. Florida's population increased by 38.9 percent from 1998 to 2018.
Domestic Violence Offenses reported in Florida, 1998 - 2018
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| Year |
Population |
Total
Domestic
Violence
Offenses |
% Change
in Number |
Domestic
Violence
Crime Rate
per 100,000 |
Rate
Change |
| 1998 |
15,000,475 |
133,345 |
-2.2 |
888.9 |
-4.1 |
| 1999 |
15,322,040 |
126,044 |
-5.5 |
822.6 |
-7.5 |
| 2000 |
15,982,378 |
124,629 |
-1.1 |
779.8 |
-5.2 |
| 2001 |
16,331,739 |
124,016 |
-0.5 |
759.4 |
-2.6 |
| 2002 |
16,674,608 |
121,834 |
-1.8 |
730.7 |
-3.8 |
| 2003 |
17,071,508 |
120,697 |
-0.9 |
707.0 |
-3.2 |
| 2004 |
17,516,732 |
119,772 |
-0.8 |
683.8 |
-3.3 |
| 2005 |
17,918,227 |
120,386 |
0.5 |
671.9 |
-1.7 |
| 2006 |
18,349,132 |
115,170 |
-4.3 |
627.7 |
-6.6 |
| 2007 |
18,680,367 |
115,150 |
0.0 |
616.5 |
-1.8 |
| 2008 |
18,807,219 |
113,123 |
0.0 |
601.5 |
-2.4 |
| 2009 |
18,750,483 |
116,547 |
3.0 |
621.6 |
3.3 |
| 2010 |
18,771,768 |
113,378 |
-2.7 |
604.0 |
-2.8 |
| 2011 |
18,905,048 |
111,681 |
-1.5 |
590.7 |
-2.2 |
| 2012 |
19,074,434 |
108,033 |
-3.3 |
566.4 |
-4.1 |
| 2013 |
19,259,543 |
108,030 |
0.0 |
560.9 |
-1.0 |
| 2014 |
19,507,369 |
107,096 |
-0.9 |
549.0 |
-21 |
| 2015 |
19,815,183 |
107,666 |
0.5 |
543.4 |
-1.0 |
| 2016 |
20,148,654 |
105,640 |
-1.9 |
524.3 |
-3.5 |
| 2017 |
20,484,142 |
106,979 |
1.3 |
522.3 |
-0.4 |
| 2018 |
20,840,986 |
104,914 |
-1.9 |
503.4 |
-3.6 |
| SOURCE: Florida Statistical Analysis Center: FDLE (1998-2018). Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL. |
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Historical Data - Trends
Sources: Reported Domestic Violence Offenses in Florida (UCR Excel File)
Reported Domestic Violence Arrests in Florida (UCR)
Computerized Criminal History Arrest by Crime Type, 2000-2018 (Excel File)
*Note: On January 1, 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) UCR Program implemented a new definition of Rape that includes incidents previously reported as Forcible Sodomy. Therefore, beginning with the 2013 data, FDLE’s UCR modified the collection of Forcible Rape data to include forcible rape, attempted rape, and forcible sodomy. Florida has adopted a "Forcible Sex Offense" category that is not used at the Federal level. Florida’s Forcible Sex Offenses (FSO) include forcible rape, attempted rape, forcible sodomy, and forcible fondling. Users of this site will note that various reports will use either a Forcible Rape or a FSO category in Index Offenses. Through the 2012 data, when Forcible Rape is presented, it includes rape and attempted rape only, while forcible sodomy and forcible fondling are included in aggravated assault to comply with Federal UCR reporting guidelines.