DeSoto County is home to 35,400 residents and includes Arcadia · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in DeSoto County?
DeSoto County earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Theft makes up 54% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 902 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than DeSoto County as a whole, and 31% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. DeSoto County scores 902.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in DeSoto County, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in DeSoto County, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in DeSoto County
Vehicle theft runs low. DeSoto County has 1.0 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.7.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in DeSoto County
Every part of DeSoto County where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across DeSoto County run from A+ to B+.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in DeSoto County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Is property crime going up in DeSoto County?
Reported property crime in DeSoto County has fallen 34% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 16 to 11 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 17%.
Property crime, change since 2019
DeSoto CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across DeSoto County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, DeSoto County
Property, US
2016
+37%
+15%
2017
+34%
+12%
2018
+22%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-0%
-8%
2021
+5%
-10%
2022
+20%
-6%
2023
-21%
-7%
2024
-34%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in DeSoto County
CrimeGrade™ estimates DeSoto County has about 16 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 33% less than the US as a whole and close to Florida.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in DeSoto County, about 54% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in DeSoto County and nearby counties
DeSoto County has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest counties.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from DeSoto County. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, DeSoto County has more property crime than 84% of them.
Jobs, night lighting and walkability in DeSoto County
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set DeSoto County apart: it has 27 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 46% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 91% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.46% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 86% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 85% of Americans
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for DeSoto County: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 84% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.8.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 75% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs DeSoto County
Property crime costs DeSoto County about $3.9 million a year, or $110 per resident and about $326 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$670,000
$19
Theft
$1.6 million
$44
Vehicle theft
$570,000
$16
Arson
$50,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.1 million
$30
Total
$3.9 million
$110
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
