A new survey reveals a 65% increase in the number of Florida teens gaining access to handguns over the past 20 years.

On the morning of July 24, 2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers with the Ozark Police Department and the Dale County ...

More than a dozen people are behind bars tonight, on charges related to drugs and gang violence. "We are turning up the heat ...

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his bid for the presidency on Twitter Spaces last month, he touted Florida's low crime rate as a proud accomplishment. "Claiming that Florida is unsafe is ...

Four Florida adults allegedly held nine children captive inside their home, locking them in makeshift cages, forcing their ...

Li said Floridians deserve to know the full context of Florida’s crime statistics. “So when Governor Ron DeSantis is saying Florida state has its crime data, it’s at a 50-year low, what he ...

Local Florida crime numbers not complete statewide; experts say they should not be used to fit narratives By Shannon Butler, WFTV.com July 14, 2023 at 6:12 pm EDT ...

A new report shows Florida has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the country. WMNF's Chris Young has more.

While the overall crime rate in Florida per 100,000 people jumped by more than 15%, most counties in the First Coast area saw a decrease in the crime rate per 100,000 people, according to the report.

The department’s Semi-Annual Crime Report found there were 17,079 fewer reported crimes from January through June of 2019 than there were during the same six-month time frame in 2018, a decrease ...