Sanford, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sanford, FL Summary

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

  • There were 2,148 total crimes committed in Sanford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,544.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sanford.
  • The overall crime rate in Sanford is 52.50% above the national average.
  • Sanford ranks #237 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Sanford ranks #8,640 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Sanford Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sanford is 3,544.4 per 100,000 people. That's 52.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.63% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sanford
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,148 3,544.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 6 9.9 5.9 6.3
Robbery 61 100.7 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 242 399.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 351 579.2 383.6 369.8
Burglary 310 511.5 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,397 2,305.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 90 148.5 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,797 2,965.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

Sanford Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Sanford

351
Violent Crimes
579.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
56.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 351 violent crimes in Sanford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sanford is 579.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 172.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sanford each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 56.62% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 50.99% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sanford

1,797
Property Crimes
2,965.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
51.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,797 property crimes in Sanford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sanford is 2,965.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sanford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 51.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 67.58% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sanford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Apopka, FL 56,125 1,892 3,371.0 2,813.4 557.7
Oviedo, FL 39,027 272 697.0 607.3 89.7
Winter Springs, FL 37,788 351 928.9 754.2 174.7
Casselberry, FL 29,255 862 2,946.5 2,632.0 314.5
Winter Park, FL 28,582 646 2,260.2 1,955.8 304.4
Maitland, FL 18,471 360 1,949.0 1,775.8 173.2
Lake Mary, FL 16,469 220 1,335.8 1,208.3 127.5
Longwood, FL 14,999 354 2,360.2 2,026.8 333.4
Orange, MA 7,556 140 1,852.8 1,442.6 410.3
Midway, FL 2,995 15 500.8 467.4 33.4

Sanford SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
10
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
7
Commute
7
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