The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Seminole County, FL
Seminole County is home to 481,500 residents and includes Sanford and Altamonte Springs · Updated November 2026
Is Seminole County, FL safe?
Yes, crime in Seminole County is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Seminole County sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Seminole 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 852 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Seminole County as a whole, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Seminole County scores 852.
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 Seminole County, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Seminole 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 Seminole County
Car thefts and acts of vandalism both run low. In Seminole County, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.81 car thefts and 1.8 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 5.5 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Seminole County
Low crime is the norm across Seminole County: 97% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Seminole County run from A+ to F; 66% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
97%
A or B 97%C 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Seminole 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 Geneva area has the least crime and the Sanford area the most.
Is crime going up in Seminole County?
Reported crime in Seminole County has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 18% and property crime down 33%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.8 to 2.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 12 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Seminole CountyUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments across Seminole County. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Seminole County
Violent, US
Property, Seminole County
Property, US
2016
+34%
+4%
+29%
+15%
2017
+17%
+4%
+17%
+12%
2018
+12%
+0%
+4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+6%
+4%
-26%
-8%
2021
-6%
+6%
-31%
-10%
2022
-16%
+5%
-24%
-6%
2023
-10%
+2%
-26%
-7%
2024
-18%
-4%
-34%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Seminole County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Seminole County has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% less than the US as a whole and 22% 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 makes up about 41% of crime reported in Seminole County. Simple 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 Seminole County compares with nearby counties
Seminole County has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest counties.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Seminole County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Seminole County is safer than 63% of them.
Shops, night lighting and walkability in Seminole County
Seminole County looks like a typical county on the traits that tend to go with crime.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 69% 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.96% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 69% 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. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of Americans
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.5.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 63% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.47 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 60% of Americans
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 Seminole County: F (4 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 56% 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 Seminole County
Crime costs Seminole County about $701 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 42% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $128 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 $410 million a year, or $852 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$23 million
$47
Rape
$7.3 million
$15
Robbery
$4.3 million
$9
Aggravated assault
$24 million
$50
Simple assault
$28 million
$59
Burglary
$5.2 million
$11
Theft
$24 million
$50
Vehicle theft
$6.0 million
$12
Arson
$210,000
under $1
Vandalism
$6.0 million
$12
Total
$128 million
$266
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 Seminole 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 Seminole County, FL average a SchoolGrade of A-: 63% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Seminole County on SchoolGrade
