Longboat Key, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Longboat Key, FL Summary

Crime in Longboat Key research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Longboat Key over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Longboat Key:

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Longboat Key in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 414.2 total crimes per 100K people in Longboat Key.
  • The overall crime rate in Longboat Key is -80.45% below the national average.
  • Longboat Key ranks #6 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • Longboat Key ranks #1,787 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Longboat Key Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Longboat Key is 414.2 per 100,000 people. That's -80.45% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.45% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Longboat Key
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 414.2 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 0 0.0 267.1 359.0
Burglary 4 53.4 152.5 229.0
Larceny 27 360.8 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 31 414.2 1,420.4 1,760.0

Longboat Key Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Longboat Key

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Longboat Key in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Longboat Key is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Longboat Key each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -100.00% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Longboat Key

31
Property Crimes
414.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Longboat Key in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Longboat Key is 414.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 241.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Longboat Key each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.84% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Longboat Key

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sarasota, FL 58,432 1,265 2,164.9 1,615.6 549.4
Bradenton, FL 57,503 1,331 2,314.7 1,866.0 448.7
Palmetto, FL 13,662 326 2,386.2 1,778.7 607.5

Longboat Key SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
4
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
5
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