The Hammocks, FL Crime Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in The Hammocks, FL

Is The Hammocks safe?

The Hammocks earns an overall crime grade of A, placing it among the safest communities in Miami-Dade County. That top-tier grade reflects a crime environment that is significantly better than the national average and well below typical urban benchmarks for South Florida. The community's strong economic indicators reinforce this picture: a median household income of $73,502, an unemployment rate of just 3.2%, and a poverty rate of 11.9% all correlate with lower crime risk. Residents who use the interactive crime map consistently find that incidents are sporadic and concentrated in a small number of locations rather than spread across the community. Practicing standard precautions — locking vehicles, securing doors, and reporting suspicious activity to the Miami-Dade Police Hammocks District Station — keeps the neighborhood's safety record strong.

What is the crime rate in The Hammocks?

The Hammocks holds an A crime grade, meaning its overall crime rate is well below both state and national averages. Property crime, which nationally accounts for roughly 85–90% of all reported incidents, is the primary concern here as it is in most low-crime suburban communities — violent crime represents a small fraction of total incidents. The area's economic stability helps explain the numbers: with a median home value of $335,707 and median rent of $1,793, the community attracts and retains stable households. At a population of 63,687 and a density of 3,117 residents per square mile, The Hammocks is dense enough to benefit from natural surveillance — neighbors see and know each other — without the anonymity that drives higher crime in larger urban cores. Year-over-year trend data available through the Miami-Dade crime portal can show whether specific incident categories are rising or falling within the community.

What are the safest parts of The Hammocks?

Because The Hammocks carries an A overall crime grade, safety levels are relatively consistent across the community rather than sharply divided between high-risk and low-risk pockets. That said, the crime map reveals that incidents cluster most frequently near high-traffic commercial corridors, while interior residential streets — including the established single-family subdivisions that characterize much of The Hammocks' layout — log the fewest reports. Neighborhoods with active homeowners associations and higher median home values (closer to or above the community's $335,707 median) tend to show the lowest incident density on the map. Filtering the crime map by incident type lets you distinguish between property crimes, which make up the bulk of reports, and the far rarer violent incidents, giving you a precise, data-driven view of any block you are evaluating.

Is The Hammocks a good place to live?

By nearly every measurable indicator, yes. The Hammocks combines an A crime grade with a median household income of $73,502, a median home value of $335,707, and an unemployment rate of only 3.2% — a combination that signals both economic health and community stability. For context, a 3.2% unemployment rate is below the typical U.S. average, and a poverty rate of 11.9%, while not negligible, is moderate for a Miami-Dade community of this size and density. Median rent of $1,793 reflects demand for the area without pricing out working families. Families drawn by the lush parks, Miami-Dade school access, and suburban feel will find that the A crime grade is backed by real data: property crime incidents are relatively infrequent for a community of nearly 64,000 people at this density, and violent crime accounts for a notably small share of total reports. The combination of affordability, safety, and proximity to Miami makes The Hammocks one of the more compelling suburban choices in South Florida.