The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Pine Castle, FL
Pine Castle is an unincorporated community of 10,700 in Orange County, about 5 miles south of downtown Orlando · Updated November 2026
Is Pine Castle, FL safe?
Crime in Pine Castle is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 74% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Pine Castle. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B+ against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Pine Castle run from A- to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 645 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
26% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Pine Castle as a whole, and 74% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Pine Castle scores 645.
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 Pine Castle, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Pine Castle, 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
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Pine Castle
Low crime is the norm across Pine Castle: 78% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Pine Castle run from A- to C-; 3% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
78%22%
A or B 78%C 22%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Lake Gloria Preserve, southAggravated assaults run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Pine Castle.B+716
2Pinecastle, centralClose to the rest of Pine Castle on most crimes.B672
3Sky Lake, southwestThefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Pine Castle.C+506
Neighborhood areas of Pine Castle, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Pine Castle
CrimeGrade™ estimates Pine Castle has about 37 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 21% 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.
Theft makes up about 43% of crime reported in Pine Castle. Assault is less common but 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 Pine Castle compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Pine Castle, 8 have less crime. Doctor Phillips and Belle Isle have the least.
Night lighting, transit and walkability in Pine Castle
Two things set Pine Castle apart: it has 17 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 0.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery, and they run high here.
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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% 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 Pine Castle: C- (26 of 100).17 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 90% 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. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% 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.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 79% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.28 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 72% 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 Pine Castle
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Pine Castle about $1,477 a year per household, 23% more 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 $20 million a year, or $1,853 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.1 million
$102
Rape
$260,000
$25
Robbery
$310,000
$29
Assault
$2.1 million
$200
Burglary
$270,000
$25
Theft
$880,000
$82
Vehicle theft
$340,000
$32
Arson
$1,200
under $1
Vandalism
$51,000
$5
Total
$5.4 million
$499
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 Pine Castle 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 Pine Castle, FL average a SchoolGrade of C-: 52% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Pine Castle on SchoolGrade
