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Biggest YoY improvement (2025 vs 2024)

Cities where reported 2025 incidents fell most sharply vs 2024 (only cities that reported in full every year of the window).

100 cities ranked Metric: YoY change
#CityStateYoY changePopulationGrade
1 Gulfport FL -66.1% 11,796 A-
2 Lutz FL -60.2% 24,721 A-
3 Apollo Beach FL -60.2% 26,444 A+
4 Monument CO -57.6% 10,548 B
5 Sarasota FL -57.3% 55,508 C-
6 Temple Terrace FL -56.7% 26,818 A
7 Seminole FL -56.1% 19,287 B-
8 Beverly Hills MI -55.6% 10,550 A-
9 Dickinson TX -55.1% 21,475 B+
10 New Port Richey FL -55.0% 16,742 D
11 North Palm Beach FL -54.9% 13,092 A
12 Lansdowne PA -54.6% 11,051 B-
13 Crestview FL -54.4% 27,427 C
14 University Heights OH -53.9% 13,649 C+
15 Thonotosassa FL -53.7% 14,052 A
16 Falmouth ME -53.6% 12,504 B+
17 Pooler GA -53.4% 26,264 B
18 Wake Forest NC -53.3% 48,047 A-
19 Palm Harbor FL -53.2% 61,589 A-
20 Commerce City CO -52.8% 63,050 B+
21 Willowick OH -52.5% 14,213 C+
22 Garden City KS -51.2% 27,933 B-
23 West Carrollton OH -51.0% 13,060 B
24 Oxon Hill MD -50.8% 18,526 B+
25 Brunswick ME -50.6% 21,691 B-
26 Durham NC -50.0% 284,094 B+
27 Bridgewater NJ -49.8% 46,079 A+
28 Miami OK -49.8% 12,995 B
29 Holiday FL -49.7% 21,495 B-
30 Wickliffe OH -49.6% 12,661 C
31 Morganton NC -49.5% 17,457 C-
32 Shelton CT -49.4% 41,206 B
33 Derby KS -49.4% 25,551 B-
34 York PA -49.3% 44,782 C
35 Richmond CA -49.0% 115,619 B-
36 Valrico FL -49.0% 38,594 A
37 Riverbank CA -48.9% 24,803 A
38 Monroeville PA -48.8% 28,517 B+
39 Las Vegas NM -48.4% 13,194 B
40 Sun Prairie WI -48.4% 35,847 A
41 New Castle PA -48.3% 21,863 C-
42 Groves TX -48.3% 17,110 B-
43 Franklin Park IL -48.1% 18,374 B+
44 Alexandria LA -48.0% 45,133 B-
45 Auburn AL -48.0% 76,660 A-
46 Sanford ME -47.9% 21,986 B-
47 Athens TN -47.7% 14,091 C-
48 Highland IN -47.6% 23,794 B+
49 Panama City FL -47.4% 34,254 B-
50 Clearwater FL -47.3% 116,984 B+
51 Wimauma FL -47.0% 12,439 A-
52 Yucca Valley CA -47.0% 21,700 A
53 Blackfoot ID -47.0% 12,349 B-
54 Bradenton FL -46.9% 55,795 C-
55 Chatham NJ -46.8% 10,930 A
56 Bedford OH -46.7% 13,043 B
57 Moncks Corner SC -46.6% 13,456 C-
58 Leesburg FL -46.4% 27,226 C+
59 Wells ME -46.2% 11,365 B-
60 Parma Heights OH -46.1% 20,706 B-
61 Cape Coral FL -46.1% 198,912 A
62 Lady Lake FL -46.0% 16,047 B
63 Sheridan WY -45.8% 18,807 B+
64 Saraland AL -45.8% 16,109 A-
65 Coatesville PA -45.8% 13,316 C+
66 Wichita KS -45.7% 395,951 B+
67 Mount Dora FL -45.5% 16,330 B+
68 Westlake OH -45.4% 34,027 A-
69 Lompoc CA -44.9% 44,086 B+
70 Charlottesville VA -44.8% 46,289 C+
71 Birmingham MI -44.8% 21,738 A-
72 Fort Walton Beach FL -44.6% 20,919 B+
73 Eastlake OH -44.3% 17,625 B-
74 Pittsfield MA -44.2% 43,730 C+
75 Palmdale CA -43.9% 166,895 A-
76 Statesboro GA -43.7% 33,185 B
77 Port Arthur TX -43.5% 55,897 B-
78 Westborough MA -43.4% 21,360 C+
79 Gibsonton FL -43.2% 17,879 A
80 Laconia NH -43.2% 16,898 C+
81 Sunrise FL -43.0% 96,510 A+
82 Hartford WI -43.0% 15,667 A-
83 Indianola IA -42.8% 15,845 B
84 Morristown NJ -42.7% 20,126 B+
85 Modesto CA -42.4% 218,308 B
86 Palmetto FL -42.3% 13,384 C-
87 Brandon FL -42.2% 114,923 A+
88 Suitland MD -42.2% 25,839 B+
89 South Charleston WV -42.1% 13,527 B+
90 Brooklyn OH -41.9% 11,259 B+
91 Fort Myers FL -41.9% 88,699 C+
92 Salem OH -41.8% 11,861 C
93 Dover NJ -41.7% 18,426 A-
94 Santa Cruz CA -41.6% 61,367 B-
95 Youngsville LA -41.4% 15,990 B
96 Poplar Bluff MO -41.3% 16,313 C-
97 Healdsburg CA -41.1% 11,481 B-
98 Chantilly VA -40.9% 23,107 A-
99 Destin FL -40.9% 13,923 B+
100 Deming NM -40.9% 14,756 D

Methodology

Cities ranked by YoY change from the city_fire_profiles table. NFIRS coverage is voluntary so totals reflect departments that report; all per-capita rates use SimpleMaps 2023 population estimates. The letter grade in the right column ranks each city by per-capita incidents and civilian fire deaths against every city we profile (how grades work). See /rankings/best/ for the highest-grade cities.