Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Tavares, FL Crime Grade
How Tavares 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
1/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Tavares, FL was 64.2 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 21,790). That puts Tavares 82% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 76% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Tavares #690 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 82% of them, and #13 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 75% over the last five years.
Tavares, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 64.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #690 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #13 of 163
- Safer than
- 82% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 75%
- Population
- 21,790
- Reporting agency
- Tavares Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tavares Police Department (FBI ORI FL0351100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tavares (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tavares 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 | 261.7(47) | 241.5(44) | 59.3(12) | 66.4(14) | 64.2(14) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.5(1) | 4.9(1) | 4.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 44.5(8) | 16.5(3) | 9.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 9.2(2) |
| Robbery | 22.3(4) | 11.0(2) | 9.9(2) | 4.7(1) | 4.6(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 194.9(35) | 208.6(38) | 34.6(7) | 56.9(12) | 50.5(11) |
| Property crime | 1519.9(273) | 1130.6(206) | 459.5(93) | 294.0(62) | 243.2(53) |
| Burglary | 439.8(79) | 301.8(55) | 79.0(16) | 66.4(14) | 50.5(11) |
| Larceny | 924.2(166) | 708.0(129) | 355.7(72) | 180.2(38) | 188.2(41) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 155.9(28) | 120.7(22) | 24.7(5) | 47.4(10) | 4.6(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tavares, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Tavares Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Tavares calculated?
- Tavares's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Tavares Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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