| | Sanford, FL | Hutchinson Island South, FL | United States |
| | 41.5 | 19.5 | 22.7 |
| | 69.2 | 36.1 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Sanford, Florida | Crime Index |
| Howey-in-the-Hills, FL | 13.5 |
| Winter Springs, FL | 14.2 |
| Astatula, FL | 16.7 |
| Windermere, FL | 16.8 |
| Gotha, FL | 17.6 |
| Oviedo, FL | 18.4 |
| Minneola, FL | 18.7 |
| Geneva, FL | 19.3 |
| Lady Lake, FL | 19.6 |
| Rio Pinar, FL | 19.7 |