The drop in the crime rate is a credit to the valiant efforts of the Miami-Dade County Police Department. Miami Beach is largely safe these days and that is an even more astonishing fact considering that it is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the country.
Interestingly, the Jewish population makes up nearly a fifth of the city but this amount pales in comparison to the early 1980s, when over sixty percent of Miami Beach was Jewish. This correlates with the quick rise of crime when Cuban immigrants began to spill into Miami and the cocaine trade was at its peak. The predominantly wealthy Jewish community no doubt fled en masse to avoid the incredibly dangerous conditions of Miami Beach at the time.
Fortunately,the beach is a pleasant vacation spot these days and a visitor will be enthralled with the gorgeous beaches and the incredible hotels. Miami Beach is also still one of the foremost cities for Spring Break and each April thousands of students flock to this southern Florida paradise for a break from their studies.
Miami truly attracts people of all kinds, from young Midwesterners to Jewish senior citizens to Cuban immigrants. Like many of the best tourist destinations around the globe, Miami’s diversity is one of the reasons why it is such an exciting place to visit.
