State profile
Florida
893 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Florida in 2025, or 5.2 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 39th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 238 |
| 2022 | 452 |
| 2023 | 570 |
| 2024 | 687 |
| 2025 | 893 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 893 | 5.20 | 45% | 73.2% | 152 | 89 |
| 2024 | 687 | 4.22 | 43% | 69.7% | 108 | 58 |
| 2023 | 570 | 3.79 | 44% | 66.5% | 103 | 52 |
| 2022 | 452 | 3.37 | 43% | 60.2% | 35 | 22 |
| 2021 | 238 | 2.33 | 46% | 46.9% | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.02 | 0% | 26.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.04 | 50% | 22.3% | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0.02 | 0% | 20.4% | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 17.4% | — | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 15.3% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office FL0160000 | County | Duval | 79 | 334 | |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale Police Department FL0060300 | City police | Broward | 53 | 53 | |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County Police Department FL0130000 | County | Miami-dade | 46 | 150 | |
| 4 | Pasco County Sheriff's Office FL0510000 | County | Pasco | 40 | 40 | |
| 5 | Lee County Sheriff's Office FL0360000 | County | Lee | 38 | 38 | |
| 6 | Orange County Sheriff's Office FL0480000 | County | Orange | 37 | 37 | |
| 7 | Clay County Sheriff's Office FL0100000 | County | Clay | 28 | 83 | |
| 8 | Hernando County Sheriff's Office FL0270000 | County | Hernando | 27 | 114 | |
| 9 | Collier County Sheriff's Office FL0110000 | County | Collier | 24 | 87 | |
| 10 | Pinellas County Sheriff's Office FL0520000 | County | Pinellas | 23 | 46 | |
| 11 | Marion County Sheriff's Office FL0420000 | County | Marion | 20 | 67 | |
| 12 | Brevard County Sheriff's Office FL0050000 | County | Brevard | 20 | 38 | |
| 13 | Tallahassee Police Department FL0370300 | City police | Leon | 17 | 17 | |
| 14 | Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office FL0290000 | County | Hillsborough | 16 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sumter County Sheriff's Office FL0600000 | County | Sumter | 15 | 18 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
A statewide registry and 11 local registries.
- Animal Cruelty Offender List (Dexter's Law) Florida · Florida Department of Law Enforcement · Public search
- Brevard County Animal Abuse Database Search Brevard County, FL · Brevard County (Animal Services; data from the Clerk of Courts) · Public search
- Collier County Animal Abuser Registry (Animal Abuse Search) Collier County, FL · Collier County Sheriff's Office · Public search
- Hillsborough County Animal Abuser Registry Hillsborough County, FL · Hillsborough County (Code Enforcement registry manager) · Public search
- Lee County Animal Abuser Registry Lee County, FL · Lee County Sheriff's Office · Public search
- Leon County Animal Abuse Registry Leon County, FL · Leon County Animal Control (data via the Leon County Clerk of Court) · Public search
See all 12 registries in Florida
IROPO links to these registries and does not copy their listings.
Agency directory
The FBI lists 834 law enforcement agencies in Florida, 299 of which report through NIBRS.
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