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)	810 (estimate)	3,117	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	South Sarasota_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.4	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	97.9	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	290.2	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	112 (estimate)	430	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	486.7	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,990.8	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	209.3	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	698 (estimate)	2,687	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
The Meadows, FL	4,100	82	512	594
Longboat Key, FL	7,158	0	708	708
Whitfield, FL	3,362	111	693	803
Osprey, FL	6,561	140	874	1,014
Siesta Key, FL	5,782	140	874	1,014
Desoto Lakes, FL	3,982	200	1,252	1,453
Vamo, FL	4,824	212	1,325	1,537
South Sarasota, FL	5,032	112	698	810

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in South Sarasota is 71% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 2.22 daily crimes that occur in South Sarasota.
South Sarasota is safer than 79% of the cities in the United States.
In South Sarasota you have a 1 in 124 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in South Sarasota has decreased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In South Sarasota (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is South Sarasota (higher is better)

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 896

The chance of being a victim of property crime in South Sarasota is 1 in 144

The chance of being a victim of crime in South Sarasota is 1 in 124

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	31,023	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bigfork, MT	5,032	130	949	1,079
Dayton, MN	5,031	0	829	829
South Highpoint, FL	5,034	392	2,450	2,842
Shenandoah, IA	5,030	160	861	1,021
Hawaiian Beaches, HI	5,035	318	3,076	3,393
South Sarasota, FL	5,032	112	698	810

Source: The South Sarasota, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.