Osceola County, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Osceola County in green. The most dangerous areas in Osceola County 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 Osceola County, FL Safe from Murder?

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

The rate of murder in Osceola County is 0.0382 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Osceola County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Osceola County may be as high as 1 in 20,834 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 37,918 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Osceola County, FL: about 4 per year. The northeast part of Osceola County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Osceola County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Osceola County 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, Osceola County is as safe as 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 Osceola County, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Osceola County about $31,686,018 in 2025, or roughly $72 per resident. This is part of Osceola County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Osceola County, including every crime type and how Osceola County compares to other counties.

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 Osceola County's crime maps on the Osceola County overall crime page.

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Individual Osceola County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Osceola County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Osceola County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Orange County, FL	A	B+	B+	A-
Polk County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Seminole County, FL	A+	A	A	A+
Lake County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Brevard County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Sumter County, FL	A+	A-	A+	A
Highlands County, FL	A+	A-	A+	A-
Hardee County, FL	A	C	B+	C+
Volusia County, FL	A+	A	A-	A+
Hillsborough County, FL	A+	A-	B+	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Osceola County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Madison County, IL	A-	A-	A-	B+
Howard County, MD	B-	A-	A-	B
Luzerne County, PA	A-	A-	A-	B-
Calcasieu Parish, LA	C-	C-	C-	D-
Caddo Parish, LA	D-	D-	D-	F
Cabarrus County, NC	B-	B-	B-	B-
Butte County, CA	C-	D+	D+	A
Madison County, AL	B-	B+	B+	B-
Honolulu County, HI	A-	A	A	A+
Elkhart County, IN	A	B-	B-	D

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Osceola County, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Osceola County schools on SchoolGrade

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