Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Orlando are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Orlando. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Orlando neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Florida’s statewide median.
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the safest Orlando hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Orlando.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 99 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Orlando.” We’re lookin’ at you, Lake Formosa.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Orlando for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Formosa | |
| 1 | Lawsona-Fern Creek | |
| 1 | Lake Copeland | |
| 1 | Lancaster Park | |
| 1 | Lake Weldona | |
| 1 | South Eola | |
| 1 | Orwin Manor | |
| 1 | Park Lake-Highland | |
| 1 | Thornton Park | |
| 10 | Lake Cherokee | |
| 11 | College Park | |
| 12 | Baldwin Park | |
| 13 | City Of Orlando-Goaa | |
| 14 | Bel Air | |
| 15 | Lake Davis-Greenwood | |
| 16 | Lake Eola Heights | |
| 17 | Palomar | |
| 18 | Lake Nona Central | |
| 19 | North Orange | |
| 20 | Lake Shore Village | |
| 21 | Central Business District | |
| 22 | Lake Nona Estates | |
| 23 | Southern Oaks | |
| 24 | Audubon Park | |
| 25 | Coytown | |
| 26 | Pineloch | |
| 27 | Lake Nona South | |
| 28 | Princeton-Silver Star | |
| 29 | Lake Como | |
| 30 | Delancy Park | |
| 31 | Lake Underhill | |
| 32 | Lake Fairview | |
| 33 | Dover Shores West | |
| 34 | Wadeview Park | |
| 35 | South Orange | |
| 36 | Colonicaltown South | |
| 37 | Vista East | |
| 38 | Kirkman South | |
| 39 | Dover Shores East | |
| 40 | Colonial Town Center | |
| 41 | Florida Center | |
| 42 | Orlando International Airport | |
| 43 | Bryn Mawr | |
| 44 | Colonicaltown North | |
| 45 | East Central Park | |
| 46 | Washington Shores | |
| 47 | Mariners Village | |
| 48 | The Dovers | |
| 49 | Lake Terrace | |
| 50 | Dover Manor | |
| 51 | Wedgewood Groves | |
| 52 | Metro West | |
| 53 | Crescent Park | |
| 54 | Dover Estates | |
| 55 | South Division | |
| 56 | West Colonial | |
| 57 | Dixie Belle | |
| 58 | The Willows | |
| 59 | Monterey | |
| 60 | Windhover | |
| 61 | Lake Mann Gardens | |
| 62 | Lake Mann Estates | |
| 63 | Rosemont | |
| 64 | Florida Center North | |
| 65 | Lorna Doone | |
| 66 | Millenia | |
| 67 | Ventura | |
| 68 | Hibiscus | |
| 69 | South Semoran | |
| 70 | Clear Lake | |
| 71 | Boggy Creek | |
| 72 | Airport North | |
| 73 | Rosemont North | |
| 74 | Rio Grande Park | |
| 75 | Malibu Groves | |
| 76 | Rock Lake | |
| 76 | Seaboard Industrial | |
| 78 | Holden-Parramore | |
| 78 | Countryside | |
| 80 | Westfield | |
| 81 | Park Central | |
| 82 | Catalina | |
| 83 | Signal Hill | |
| 84 | Eagles Nest | |
| 85 | Lake Frendrica | |
| 86 | Lake Richmond | |
| 87 | Kirkman North | |
| 88 | Roosevelt Park | |
| 89 | Carver Shores | |
| 90 | Richmond Heights | |
| 91 | Mercy Drive | |
| 92 | Lake Sunset | |
| 93 | Orlando Executive | |
| 94 | Englewood Park | |
| 95 | Richmond Estates | |
| 96 | Pershing | |
| 96 | Camellia Gardens | |
| 96 | New Malibu | |
| 96 | 33rd Saint Industrial |
Source: FBI UCR. All 99 Orlando neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Orlando
Looking at the data, you can tell that Lake Formosa is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Orlando are Lake Formosa, Lawsona-Fern Creek, Lake Copeland, Lancaster Park, Lake Weldona, South Eola, Orwin Manor, Park Lake-Highland, Thornton Park, and Lake Cherokee.
But as most Florida residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Florida? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Orlando FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Orlando?
Lake Formosa is the safest neighborhood in Orlando for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Lawsona-Fern Creek and Lake Copeland are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Orlando?
The safest neighborhoods in Orlando are Lake Formosa, Lawsona-Fern Creek, Lake Copeland, Lancaster Park, Lake Weldona, South Eola, Orwin Manor, Park Lake-Highland, Thornton Park, and Lake Cherokee. We ranked all 99 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
33rd Saint Industrial posts the highest crime rate of the 99 Orlando neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Orlando ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
