Longboat Key, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Longboat Key in green. The most dangerous areas in Longboat Key are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Longboat Key, FL Safe from Murder?

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Longboat Key is in the 85th percentile for safety, meaning 15% of cities are safer and 85% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Longboat Key's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Longboat Key is 0.0265 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Longboat Key generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Longboat Key may be as high as 1 in 28,435 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 70,460 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Longboat Key, FL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Longboat Key has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Longboat Key's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Longboat Key to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Longboat Key is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Longboat Key, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Longboat Key about $382,771 in 2025, or roughly $50 per resident. This is part of Longboat Key's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Longboat Key, including every crime type and how Longboat Key compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Longboat Key's crime maps on the Longboat Key overall crime page.

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Individual Longboat Key Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Longboat Key is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Longboat Key.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Bayshore Gardens, FL	B+	B-	C+	B+
South Bradenton, FL	B	C+	C	A-
North Sarasota, FL	A-	A-	B-	A-
Bradenton Beach, FL	B+	C	B	A+
Siesta Key, FL	A	A-	B+	A
South Sarasota, FL	C	A	D	A
Southgate, FL	A	A+	B+	A+
Bradenton, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Sarasota, FL	A+	A-	A-	A+
Sarasota Springs, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Longboat Key is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Somers, NY	A-	B-	B-	B
Slaton, TX	D	D-	D-	D
Smiths, AL	B+	B	B	C
Smiths Station, AL	C	B-	B-	C
Smithville, NJ	A-	A-	A-	A
Snow Camp, NC	B-	B	B	B-
Snowflake, AZ	B-	D+	D+	C+
Snyderville, UT	D+	C+	C+	A-
Solvay, NY	C-	D	D	A-
Simsbury, CT	A	A+	A+	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Longboat Key, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Longboat Key schools on SchoolGrade

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