Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Sanford, FL Crime Grade
How Sanford grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
9/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Sanford, FL was 542.6 per 100,000 residents (363 incidents over a population of 66,900). That puts Sanford Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 103% above the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Sanford (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Sanford vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 816.8(497) | 819.7(511) | 579.2(351) | 621.3(399) | 542.6(363) |
| Murder | 3.3(2) | 4.8(3) | 9.9(6) | 12.5(8) | 6.0(4) |
| Rape | 101.9(62) | 61.0(38) | 69.3(42) | 87.2(56) | 40.4(27) |
| Robbery | 190.7(116) | 134.7(84) | 100.7(61) | 96.5(62) | 92.7(62) |
| Aggravated assault | 521.0(317) | 619.2(386) | 399.3(242) | 425.1(273) | 403.6(270) |
| Property crime | 3497.5(2,128) | 2242.5(1,398) | 2966.9(1,798) | 2781.2(1,786) | 2255.6(1,509) |
| Burglary | 517.7(315) | 336.9(210) | 511.5(310) | 281.9(181) | 261.6(175) |
| Larceny | 2776.0(1,689) | 1738.8(1,084) | 2305.2(1,397) | 2069.5(1,329) | 1790.7(1,198) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 202.2(123) | 163.6(102) | 148.5(90) | 428.2(275) | 200.3(134) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Sanford's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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