Winter Springs crime rates and statistics

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Winter Springs is safer than 65% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Florida, only on the order of 11% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Winter Springs. If you live in Winter Springs, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 70. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 30. It is for these reasons that Winter Springs is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Winter Springs has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Winter Springs is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

The crime data that NeighborhoodScout used for this analysis are the seven offenses from the uniform crime reports, collected by the FBI from 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, and include both violent and property crimes, combined.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Winter Springs does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Winter Springs.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Winter Springs occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Winter Springs; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 485. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Winter Springs is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Winter Springs than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 82.