South Sarasota, FL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In South Sarasota

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	South Sarasota_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	851 (estimate)	3,275	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	South Sarasota_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.1	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.3	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	104.3	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	315.2	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	120 (estimate)	462	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	539.0	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,073.6	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.6	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	731 (estimate)	2,813	2,487

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in South Sarasota is 70% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.33 daily crimes that occur in South Sarasota.
South Sarasota is safer than 77% of the cities in the United States.
In South Sarasota you have a 1 in 118 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in South Sarasota has decreased by 12%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in South Sarasota

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in South Sarasota is 1 in 834

The chance of being a victim of property crime in South Sarasota is 1 in 137

The chance of being a victim of crime in South Sarasota is 1 in 118

Year Over Year Crime In South Sarasota (per 100,000 people)

South Sarasota police department

Item	South Sarasota	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,278	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Florida

State	Total offenders	Florida_/100K	National_/100K
Florida	64,107	393	222

There are a total of 64,107 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 393 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 77% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Longboat Key, FL	7,003	0	305	305
The Meadows, FL	3,851	88	536	624
Whitfield, FL	2,762	119	725	844
Siesta Key, FL	6,158	150	915	1,065
Osprey, FL	6,223	150	915	1,065
South Sarasota, FL	4,531	120	731	851

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
McSwain, CA	4,531	260	1,598	1,858
Mount Vernon, IA	4,532	66	1,436	1,502
Rolesville, NC	4,530	109	1,772	1,881
Church Point, LA	4,529	331	486	817
Ludlow, KY	4,533	264	3,410	3,674
South Sarasota, FL	4,531	120	731	851

Source: The South Sarasota, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.