The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Leon County, FL
Leon County is home to 297,500 residents and includes Tallahassee · Updated November 2026
Is Leon County, FL safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, Leon County has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B+ against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Leon County run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 678 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Leon County as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Leon County scores 678.
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 Leon County, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Leon 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 in Leon County
Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Crime overall in Leon County runs 47% above the US rate, but car thefts run 24% below it: 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Reported rapes and simple assaults both run high. In Leon County, each runs at about double the US rate: 0.72 reported rapes and 18.5 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.38 and 9.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Leon County
In Leon County, 67% of residents live in areas graded A or B, 15% in areas graded C and 18% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Leon County run from A+ to F; 32% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
67%15%18%
A or B 67%C 15%D or F 18%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Leon County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Miccosukee Cpo area has the least crime and the Wakulla Springs and Woodville areas the most.
Crime rates and types in Leon County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Leon County has about 55 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 47% more than the US as a whole and 79% more 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Leon County is assault, about 42% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Leon County compares with nearby counties
Leon County has the most crime of its 10 nearest counties.
Two things set Leon County apart: it has 10.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 8 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more burglary and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.10.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 87% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.57 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 84% 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. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 64% 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 and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Leon County: D (14 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of Americans
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 70% 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.74% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 68% 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 crime costs Leon County
Crime costs Leon County about $1,632 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 35% more than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $198 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $674 million a year, or $2,264 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$40 million
$133
Rape
$13 million
$43
Robbery
$9.4 million
$32
Assault
$77 million
$259
Burglary
$9.4 million
$31
Theft
$32 million
$108
Vehicle theft
$9.4 million
$32
Arson
$560,000
$2
Vandalism
$7.3 million
$24
Total
$198 million
$664
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 Leon County 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 Leon County, FL average a SchoolGrade of C: 52% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Leon County on SchoolGrade
