Crime in Saratoga, FL

Saratoga is a community of 65 in Putnam County, about 30 miles west of downtown Palm Coast · Updated November 2026

Is Saratoga, FL safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Saratoga has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 986 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

98% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Saratoga as a whole, and 2% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Saratoga scores 986.

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 986 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 986 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Saratoga

Map of Saratoga shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
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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 Saratoga, FL at ISP Reports.

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

Saratoga has too few residents for a reliable rate per resident; its CrimeGrade™ compares crime with the people, homes and cars there instead.

Assault is the most common crime in Saratoga, about 45% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.05
RapeA+under 10.38
RobberyA+under 10.62
AssaultA+under 112.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+under 12.4
TheftA+under 113.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.7
ArsonA+under 10.12
VandalismA+under 15.5

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 Saratoga compares with nearby cities

Saratoga has the least crime of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SaratogaA+986A+A+65
Welaka 5 milesA+939A+A+1,270
Satsuma 5 milesA+943A+A+5,160
Lundy 7 milesA+967A+A+353
Pomona Park 8 milesA+959A+A+2,650
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Fruitland 8 milesA+971A+A+614
Palatka 9 milesA868AA24,200
Hollister 9 milesA+967A+A+850
San Mateo 9 milesA+951A+A+1,570
Kerr City 10 milesA+980A+A+202
Lake Como 11 milesA+973A+A+866

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

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Saratoga is safer than 68% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
SaratogaA+986A+A+65
Berlin, ARA+994A+A+65
Fly Summit, NYA+992A+A+65
Wrightsburg, KYA+987A+A+65
Crocker, SDA+987A+A+65
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Limestone, ARA+986A+A+65
McGinty, LAA+980A+A+65
Tanner, MOA+965A+A+65
Zincville, OKA+963A+A+65
Skamokawa Valley, WAA+946A+A65
Glen Echo Park, MOF0FD+65

What crime costs Saratoga

Crime costs Saratoga about $2,363 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about double 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 $80,000 a year, or $1,224 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$7,400$114
Rape$2,000$30
Robbery$200$3
Assault$5,700$87
Burglary$1,500$23
Theft$1,500$24
Vehicle theft$580$9
Arson$1,100$17
Vandalism$1,900$29
Total$22,000$336

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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga

Schools in Saratoga, FL average a SchoolGrade of F: 40% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Saratoga on SchoolGrade