Healthcare & Safety in Kendall
Kendall pairs a strongly-rated local hospital with a crime profile that runs meaningfully below both the national and Florida averages, though -- as with any large area -- safety varies by specific neighborhood.
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Learn moreWest Kendall Baptist Hospital is a strong, verified local option
West Kendall Baptist Hospital has earned an 'A' Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for five consecutive grading rounds or more, qualifying it as a 'Straight A' hospital, and has received Healthgrades recognition including America's 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care and a Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award. Its patient experience rating runs at 74%, about 7 percentage points above the national average, giving Kendall genuinely strong on-site acute care.
Crime runs meaningfully below national and Florida averages
CrimeGrade.org grades Kendall B+ overall, placing it in the 71st percentile for safety nationally -- safer than 71% of U.S. cities. Its overall crime rate runs about 17.74 incidents per 1,000 residents (violent crime rate about 1.984 per 1,000), which CrimeGrade characterizes as roughly 63% lower than the national average overall and about 66% lower for violent crime specifically.
Safety still varies meaningfully by specific neighborhood
Individual Kendall-area neighborhoods can carry very different safety profiles from the citywide figure -- one specific community, Valleys of Kendall, is graded A+ with a crime index reported at 84% below the national average, well above Kendall's overall B+ average. Confirm current, address-specific crime data for any street under serious consideration rather than relying on a single areawide grade.
Key takeaways
- West Kendall Baptist Hospital: Leapfrog 'A' safety grade for 5+ consecutive rounds ('Straight A' hospital); Healthgrades pulmonary-care and GI-surgery excellence awards; 74% patient experience rating (7 points above the national average).
- CrimeGrade.org grades Kendall overall B+ (71st percentile for safety); overall crime rate ~17.74/1,000 residents, violent crime ~1.984/1,000 -- both well below national averages.
- Individual neighborhoods can run meaningfully safer than the citywide average (e.g., Valleys of Kendall graded A+) -- confirm current, address-specific data before deciding.
- As in any large area, safety and hospital access are genuinely strong overall but still worth checking street by street.
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