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Florida
43
State score · Elevated risk
286.7
Violent crime / 100k (moderate)
2182
NOAA hazard score · 2024
Top weather hazards in Florida
From NOAA Storm Events 2024. Helps you pack for what actually happens here.
- Thunderstorm Wind 475
- Flash Flood 188
- Tropical Storm 187
- Tornado 132
- Heavy Rain 94
Florida parks ranked by safety
10 parks · sorted by Safety Index #1 85
De Soto National Memorial National Memorial Manatee County
#2 79
Canaveral National Seashore National Seashore Brevard County
#3 79
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument National Monument St. Johns County
#4 79
Dry Tortugas National Park National Park Monroe County
#5 79
Everglades National Park National Park Monroe County
#6 79
Fort Matanzas National Monument National Monument St. Johns County
#7 79
Gulf Islands National Seashore National Seashore Escambia County
#8 70
Big Cypress National Preserve National Preserve Collier County
#9 70
Biscayne National Park National Park Miami-Dade County
#10 61
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve Ecological & Historic Preserve Duval County
How this is calculated
Composite of violent-crime rate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer and weighted hazard frequency from NOAA Storm Events. Hazards (wildfires, floods, tornados, severe storms) carry 60% weight; crime carries 40%. County-level hazard data where available, state-level otherwise.