The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Tavares, FL
Tavares is a city of 24,700 in Lake County, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Orlando · Updated November 2026
Is Tavares, FL safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Tavares has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 66% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 899 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Tavares as a whole, and 34% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Tavares scores 899.
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 Tavares, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Tavares, 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 Tavares
One part of Tavares stands out for theft. Thefts in Royal Harbor-Tavares, in southwest Tavares, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
How neighborhoods in Tavares compare
Every part of Tavares where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Tavares run from A+ to A-; 89% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Royal Harbor-Tavares, southwestActs of vandalism run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Tavares.A913
2Woodview & Harbor Hills, westClose to the rest of Tavares on most crimes.A904
3Lake Frances Estates & Mt Homer, northeastActs of vandalism run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Tavares.A888
4Summeral Park Heights, centralActs of vandalism run about 90% higher here than in the rest of Tavares.A882
5Chelsea Oaks South, eastThefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Tavares.A-836
Neighborhood areas of Tavares, 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 Tavares
CrimeGrade™ estimates Tavares has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 55% less than the US as a whole and 46% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Tavares, about 39% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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 Tavares compares with nearby cities
Tavares has less crime than 4 of its 7 nearest cities.
Two things set Tavares apart: it has 78 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.78 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 91% 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 Tavares: D- (8 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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. 91% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (11 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 73% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 73% of US city residents
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.86% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 65% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Tavares on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Tavares
Crime costs Tavares about $483 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 60% less 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 $16 million a year, or $655 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.2 million
$50
Rape
$290,000
$12
Robbery
$78,000
$3
Assault
$1.6 million
$64
Burglary
$310,000
$13
Theft
$450,000
$18
Vehicle theft
$170,000
$7
Arson
$17,000
$1
Vandalism
$760,000
$31
Total
$4.9 million
$197
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 Tavares 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 Tavares, FL average a SchoolGrade of D: 47% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Tavares on SchoolGrade
