Is Southeast Sunrise safe?
Sunrise, Florida · safety score updated nightly
Mostly yes, with normal city awareness.
VibeLoco rates Southeast Sunrise as “Go, stay aware”.
Gogo's take on Southeast Sunrise
“Go. Southeast Sunrise is a generally peaceful, established suburban community with stable residential pockets and straightforward navigation. Visitors will find minimal safety concerns during standard daytime activities, though standard precautions regarding vehicle security should be maintained in commercial parking lots.”
Local law enforcement regularly conducts targeted patrol operations to deter vehicle break-ins and retail theft along high-traffic commercial plazas.
About the area
Southeast Sunrise is an older, classic South Florida suburban area characterized by mid-century single-family ranch homes, canals, and culturally diverse commercial strip centers along Sunrise Boulevard and Sunset Strip. While it features older housing stock than the master-planned communities to the west, it maintains an active, family-oriented neighborhood feel.
- Suburban
- Diverse
- Residential
- Car-Dependent
Walking and biking in Southeast Sunrise
Walk score: 48/100 · Bike score: 52/100
There is no docked bike-share service in the area, and cycling is mostly limited to neighborhood side streets due to high-speed traffic and sparse dedicated bike lanes on major avenues.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Predominantly quiet, established single-family neighborhoods with stable homeownership rates
- Lower rates of violent street crime compared to more urbanized Broward County cores
- Excellent access to major commercial thoroughfares, community parks, and diverse international dining
Cons
- Higher incidence of opportunistic property crime and car burglaries near commercial corridors than West Sunrise
- Lower median household incomes and aging infrastructure relative to newer western suburbs
- Car-oriented roadway design that limits safe pedestrian crossings across multi-lane boulevards
Homelessness: Homelessness is not heavily visible inside residential subdivisions, but occasional individuals experiencing homelessness or panhandling can be observed near transit shelters and strip mall parking lots along Sunrise Boulevard.
What Southeast Sunrise is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Peaceful and calm, with residents commuting, walking dogs, and exercising along residential side streets.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Active and functional, with steady commercial traffic along Sunset Strip and Sunrise Boulevard.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Quiet in residential blocks, though caution is recommended in dimly lit retail parking lots.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Subdued and mostly dark with minimal foot traffic; standard vigilance against property crime is warranted.
Transit, parking and getting around
Broward County Transit (BCT) operates local bus routes including Routes 36, 72, and 81 along primary east-west corridors; the nearest commuter rail connection is the Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail station roughly 6 miles to the east.
Parking is abundant and universally free across residential driveways and large surface retail plazas, with no metered street parking systems.
Things to do in Southeast Sunrise
- Enjoy outdoor sports, walking paths, and community events at the Sunrise Athletic Complex
- Explore diverse Caribbean and Latin American culinary spots along Sunset Strip and Sunrise Boulevard
- Attend cultural exhibits and live performances at the nearby Sunrise Civic Center
Local favorites
- Dutch Pot Jamaican Restaurant · Caribbean Restaurant · 4.1★ (1950)Popular local counter-serve fixture serving generous portions of authentic jerk chicken, oxtail, and patties.
- Tin Cup Sports Bar & Grill · Sports Bar · 4.3★ (620)Laid-back neighborhood watering hole offering classic pub grub, draft beers, and game screenings.
- Silver Pond Restaurant · Chinese Restaurant · 4.4★ (980)Well-regarded strip-mall restaurant known across central Broward for traditional Cantonese specialties and dim sum.
Scores are safety-driven — recent reported crime and local news plus Census income, poverty, housing, education, household and access data — refreshed nightly. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee — conditions change street to street.