The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Orlando, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	B-
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$685.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Orlando, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $662 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of the Orlando area with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Orlando, FL Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where the Orlando area's combined rate is lower than the norm. Orlando sits in the 78th percentile, ahead of 78% of cities and behind 22%. The grade covers only the Orlando area's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in the Orlando area is 15.78 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 43 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 109 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Orlando, FL report the most crime, about 11,389 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1,981 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Orlando, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Orlando for 2025 is $685,649,125, about $236 per resident and $662 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Orlando Compared to Other Cities?

Orlando, FL:	$236
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Orlando is $236 per year, which is $228 less than the national average and $10 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Orlando:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $642 more than in Orlando.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $145 less than in Orlando

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Orlando for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Orlando	Cost per Orlando Resident
Murder	$186.9 million	$64
Rape/Sexual Assault	$52.9 million	$18
Robbery	$30.0 million	$10
Assault	$146.5 million	$50
Kidnapping	$4.97 million	$2
Vehicle Theft	$44.9 million	$15
Burglary	$34.6 million	$12
Theft	$122.6 million	$42
Arson	$1.99 million	$1
Vandalism	$31.6 million	$11
Animal Cruelty	$400,715	$0
Drug Crimes	$24.5 million	$8
Identity Theft	$3.81 million	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$685,649,125	$236

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Orlando, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Orlando totals $1,544,331,779 ($531 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,229,980,904 ($767 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports, of which the Orlando area has 2, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which the Orlando area has 92, do the same, and of the Orlando area's 2,905,989 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Orlando Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Orlando residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.756
Robbery	0.3277
Rape	0.3002
Murder	0.0342
Total Violent Crime	2.418 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.146
Vehicle Theft	0.9982
Burglary	1.312
Arson	0.0283
Total Property Crime	10.49 (B-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0282
Drug Crimes	1.141
Vandalism	1.521
Identity Theft	0.1694
Animal Cruelty	0.0186
Total "Other" Rate	2.879 (A)

Individual Orlando Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in the Orlando area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Orlando area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Edgewood, FL	B-	C+	C-
Conway, FL	B+	B	C+
Belle Isle, FL	B	B-	C
Pine Castle, FL	C+	D+	C-
Oak Ridge, FL	B	D+	B-
Azalea Park, FL	B	C+	C
Taft, FL	D+	C-	D-
Orlovista, FL	D	D-	D-
Winter Park, FL	B+	B	B-
Eatonville, FL	C-	D-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Orlando is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+
San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-
St. Louis, MO	D-	D	D
Portland, OR	D-	C	C
Baltimore, MD	D	D	D
Sacramento, CA	D+	D	D
Pittsburgh, PA	B-	B-	B-
Austin, TX	C-	C	C
Las Vegas, NV	D	D	D
Cincinnati, OH	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, the Orlando area is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Orlando, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Orlando schools on SchoolGrade

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