The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lake Mary, FL
Lake Mary is a city of 47,200 in Seminole County, about 15 miles north of downtown Orlando · Updated November 2026
Is Lake Mary, FL safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Lake Mary: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Lake Mary run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 924 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
75% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lake Mary as a whole, and 25% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lake Mary scores 924.
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.
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 Lake Mary, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lake Mary, 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 in Lake Mary
Burglaries and aggravated assaults both run low. In Lake Mary, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.83 burglaries and 0.97 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.6 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Lake Mary
Every part of Lake Mary where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Lake Mary run from A+ to B-; 97% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Lake Mary, the northwest side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Crime rates and types in Lake Mary
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lake Mary has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% less than the US as a whole and 48% 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 Lake Mary, about 41% of everything reported, but simple assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Lake Mary compares with nearby cities
Lake Mary has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.
One thing sets Lake Mary apart: it has 100 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft and robbery, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.100 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 96% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 69% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 66% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 58% 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.98% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 55% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Lake Mary: F (0 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 54% of US city residents
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 Lake Mary
Crime costs Lake Mary about $417 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 65% 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 $24 million a year, or $510 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.2 million
$26
Rape
$580,000
$12
Robbery
$180,000
$4
Aggravated assault
$1.3 million
$28
Simple assault
$1.8 million
$38
Burglary
$350,000
$7
Theft
$1.6 million
$33
Vehicle theft
$260,000
$6
Arson
$15,000
under $1
Vandalism
$530,000
$11
Total
$7.8 million
$165
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 Lake Mary 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
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.
Schools in Lake Mary, FL average a SchoolGrade of A-: 63% of students test proficient, against 50% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Lake Mary on SchoolGrade
