Crime in Homosassa, FL

Homosassa is an unincorporated community of 5,630 in Citrus County, about 4 miles southwest of Homosassa Springs · Updated November 2026

Is Homosassa, FL safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Homosassa has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 917 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Homosassa as a whole, and 27% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Homosassa scores 917.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 913 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 921 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Homosassa

Map of Homosassa shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Homosassa, FL at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Homosassa, 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


Crime rates and types in Homosassa

CrimeGrade™ estimates Homosassa has about 22 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 42% less than the US as a whole and 29% less than Florida.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Homosassa, about 46% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.030.05
RapeA+under 10.160.38
RobberyA+under 10.170.62
AssaultA366.412.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+81.42.4
TheftA569.913.1
Vehicle theftA+61.02.7
ArsonA+under 10.060.12
VandalismA+142.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Homosassa compares with nearby cities

Homosassa has less crime than 4 of its 8 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
HomosassaA917AA5,630
Sugarmill Woods 3 milesA+929A+A+9,450
Homosassa Springs 4 milesA891AA14,200
Lecanto 9 milesA921AA13,100
Crystal River 11 milesA900AA18,800
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Citrus Hills 13 milesA+935A+A+7,760
Beverly Hills 13 milesA-844A-A11,000
North Weeki Wachee 14 milesA862A-A9,650
Pine Ridge 14 milesA+929A+A+7,960

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Homosassa. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Homosassa has more crime than 70% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
HomosassaA917AA5,630
New Hartford, CTA+980A+A+5,630
Zumbrota, MNA+973A+A+5,640
Belleville, WIA+972A+A+5,640
Wahoo, NEA+968A+A+5,630
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Avon, NYA+960A+A+5,630
Charleston, TNA+940A+A+5,630
Williamstown, WVA+938AA+5,640
Schlusser, PAA+934A+A+5,640
Salton City, CAA917AA+5,630
Comanche, TXA910AA5,630

Density, night lighting and walkability in Homosassa

Two things set Homosassa apart: it has 21% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (4 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and they run low here.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
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.21% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
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 and assault. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (4 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 94% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 87% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.22 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 84% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Homosassa on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 crime costs Homosassa

Crime costs Homosassa about $474 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 61% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $4.4 million a year, or $786 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$300,000$53
Rape$53,000$9
Robbery$30,000$5
Assault$430,000$76
Burglary$70,000$12
Theft$290,000$51
Vehicle theft$89,000$16
Arson$7,600$1
Vandalism$97,000$17
Total$1.4 million$241

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Homosassa means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Homosassa

Schools in Homosassa, FL average a SchoolGrade of C-: 53% of students test proficient, against 49% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Homosassa on SchoolGrade