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

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$484,236

Cost of Crime™ for The Meadows, Sarasota, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $163 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of The Meadows 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 The Meadows, Sarasota, FL Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where The Meadows's combined rate is much lower than the norm. The Meadows sits in the 99th percentile, ahead of 99% of neighborhoods and behind 1%. The grade covers only The Meadows's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in The Meadows is 6.774 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 116 in the northeast areas to 1 in 174 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of The Meadows, Sarasota, FL report the most crime, about 7 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Meadows, Sarasota, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Meadows for 2025 is $484,236, about $99 per resident and $163 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Meadows Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

The Meadows, Sarasota, FL:	$99
Model City, Miami, FL:	$788
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL:	$70
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Meadows is $99 per year, which is $366 less than the national average and $148 less than Sarasota's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to The Meadows:

In Model City, Miami, FL, crime costs $788 per person, which is $690 more than in The Meadows.
In Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL, crime costs $70 per person, which is $29 less than in The Meadows

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Meadows	Cost per The Meadows Resident
Murder	$73,600	$15
Rape/Sexual Assault	$91,710	$19
Robbery	$28,918	$6
Assault	$64,648	$13
Kidnapping	$2,934	$1
Vehicle Theft	$70,880	$14
Burglary	$13,761	$3
Theft	$71,363	$15
Arson	$4,816	$1
Vandalism	$17,904	$4
Animal Cruelty	$624	$0
Drug Crimes	$39,166	$8
Identity Theft	$3,911	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$484,236	$99

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Meadows, Sarasota, 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 The Meadows totals $961,352 ($196 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,445,588 ($295 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 southwest part of the neighborhood 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 draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which The Meadows has 1, do the same, and of The Meadows's 4,906 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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The Meadows 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 The Meadows residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4588
Robbery	0.1874
Rape	0.3083
Murder	0.0080
Total Violent Crime	0.9625 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	2.809
Vehicle Theft	0.9330
Burglary	0.3093
Arson	0.0407
Total Property Crime	4.092 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0099
Drug Crimes	1.079
Vandalism	0.5108
Identity Theft	0.1030
Animal Cruelty	0.0172
Total "Other" Rate	1.720 (A+)

Individual The Meadows Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Park East, Sarasota, FL	A-	A-	B
Amaryllis Park, Sarasota, FL	B	C-	C+
Arlington Park, Sarasota, FL	A+	A+	A+
Bayou Oaks, Sarasota, FL	B+	A	B-
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL	A+	A+	A+
Oneco, Bradenton, FL	A-	B-	B+
Bay Shore Gardens, Bayshore Gardens, FL	A+	A-	A
Samoset, Bradenton, FL	A-	B	B+
Downtown Bradenton, Bradenton, FL	B	C	C+
Cortez, Bradenton, FL	A+	B+	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

The Meadows is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Emma Dickinson Orchard Homes, Missoula, MT	C+	C	C
Terrell Heights, San Antonio, TX	D-	B	B
Summerside, Cincinnati, OH	A	A	A
Hillcrest, Dayton, OH	D	D+	D+
Highland, Oakland, CA	B-	D+	D+
Hanscom Park, Omaha, NE	B-	B	B
Golden Crest, Dunedin, FL	A+	A+	A+
Fort Columbus Airport, Columbus, OH	D+	C+	C+
Five Points, Detroit, MI	D	F	F
Far North Dallas-Carrollton, Carrollton, TX	C-	B-	B-

Considering only the crime rate, The Meadows is safer than 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 The Meadows, Sarasota, FL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See The Meadows schools on SchoolGrade

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