The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in The Villages, 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?

$9.22 million

Cost of Crime™ for The Villages, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $254 per household.

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

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where The Villages's combined rate is much lower than the norm. The Villages sits in the 97th percentile, ahead of 97% of cities and behind 3%. The grade covers only The Villages's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in The Villages is 9.310 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 95 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 222 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of The Villages, FL report the most crime, about 142 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in The Villages, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in The Villages for 2025 is $9,223,582, about $146 per resident and $254 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in The Villages Compared to Other Cities?

The Villages, FL:	$146
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in The Villages is $146 per year, which is $319 less than the national average and $101 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to The Villages:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $732 more than in The Villages.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $54 less than in The Villages

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to The Villages	Cost per The Villages Resident
Murder	$2.40 million	$38
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.24 million	$20
Robbery	$508,492	$8
Assault	$1.90 million	$30
Kidnapping	$83,772	$1
Vehicle Theft	$168,582	$3
Burglary	$352,896	$6
Theft	$1.60 million	$25
Arson	$73,025	$1
Vandalism	$221,239	$3
Animal Cruelty	$7,051	$0
Drug Crimes	$602,643	$10
Identity Theft	$66,165	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$9,223,582	$146

The Intangible Cost of Crime in The Villages, 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 Villages totals $22,591,819 ($357 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $31,815,401 ($502 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 northwest part of the city 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 Villages has 4, do the same, and of The Villages's 63,326 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 Villages 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 Villages residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.046
Robbery	0.2553
Rape	0.3219
Murder	0.0202
Total Violent Crime	1.643 (A)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.885
Vehicle Theft	0.1719
Burglary	0.6144
Arson	0.0478
Total Property Crime	5.719 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0218
Drug Crimes	1.287
Vandalism	0.4890
Identity Theft	0.1350
Animal Cruelty	0.0151
Total "Other" Rate	1.947 (A+)

Individual The Villages Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oxford, FL	A+	A	A-
Lady Lake, FL	A+	B+	A
Wildwood, FL	A	C-	A-
Fruitland Park, FL	A+	A+	A+
Weirsdale, FL	A+	C+	A+
Pedro, FL	A	A+	B
Summerfield, FL	A+	A	A
Royal, FL	A+	A	A+
Coleman, FL	A-	B+	B+
Orange Home, FL	A-	D+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

The Villages is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Blaine, MN	C+	A-	A-
Casa Grande, AZ	C+	D+	D+
Casper, WY	B-	A-	A-
Castro Valley, CA	C	D+	D+
Doral, FL	A+	A	A
Goose Creek, SC	D+	C	C
State College, PA	B-	B-	B-
Lorain, OH	D	D+	D+
La Habra, CA	C-	D+	D+
West Bloomfield, MI	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, The Villages 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 Villages, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 40% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See The Villages schools on SchoolGrade

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