Charlotte County, FL Crime

Charlotte, FL County has a lower crime rate than the US average in both violent and property crime. The violent crime rate in Charlotte County is 14.8, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Charlotte County is 30.7, which is also much lower than the national average of 35.4. This indicates that residents of Charlotte County experience less risk of becoming victims of crime when compared to other areas across the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Charlotte County violent crime is 14.8. (The US average is 22.7)

Charlotte County property crime is 30.7. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Charlotte, Florida does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of North Port, Florida. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of North Port, Florida. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Punta Gorda, FL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	241.4	0	6.9	55.2	179.3	2096.4	351.7	1599.9	144.8
2001	156.3	0	13.6	13.6	129.1	2731.7	727.1	1882.3	122.3
2002	206.7	0	26.7	20	160	2900	1000	1826.7	73.3
2003	184	0	18.4	24.5	141.1	2570.1	864.9	1551.9	153.3
2004	163.8	5.9	0	29.3	128.7	2685.6	1123.4	1462.8	99.5
2005	289.7	5.7	17	17	249.9	2476.7	789.6	1550.8	136.3
2006	264.4	0	11.5	28.7	224.1	2551.7	908	1517.2	126.4
2007	262.1	0	0	22.8	239.3	2273.2	991.3	1213.5	68.4
2008	167.7	0	0	24	143.7	2820.5	1143.8	1628.8	47.9
2009	199.2	6	0	18.1	175	1985.9	730.4	1225.3	30.2
2010	155.3	0	5.8	11.5	138	2162.3	1012.1	1138.7	11.5
2011	88.9	0	0	17.8	71.1	1932.7	326.1	1529.5	77.1
2012	65	0	0	23.6	41.4	1642.5	289.5	1317.6	35.5
2013	124	0	11.8	11.8	100.3	1747.1	212.5	1511	23.6
2014	46.2	0	0	17.3	28.9	1658.5	225.4	1392.7	40.5
2015	123.3	5.6	5.6	28	84.1	1289.2	89.7	1121	78.5
2016	65	5.4	0	5.4	54.2	1148.1	130	958.5	59.6
2017	83.4	0	0	26.1	57.3	1282.5	119.9	1084.4	78.2
2018	54.5	0	5	9.9	39.7	1636.1	138.8	1437.8	59.5
2019	88	0	0	19.6	68.4	1358.9	53.8	1270.9	34.2

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Punta Gorda, FL	88.0	1,358.9	14,501	8	2019
North Port, FL	135.4	1,377.9	31,632	9	2019
Venice, FL	84.3	1,192.8	19,781	22	2019
Cape Coral, FL	116.4	1,120.6	184,346	23	2019
Arcadia, FL	664.7	1,281.1	8,274	24	2019
Fort Myers, FL	570.9	2,293.0	46,295	29	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
North Port, FL	135.4	1,377.9	31,632	9	2019
Fort Myers, FL	570.9	2,293.0	46,295	29	2019
Sarasota, FL	545.6	3,176.0	54,442	37	2019
Bradenton, FL	612.4	2,507.6	49,858	47	2019
Pinellas Park, FL	384.4	3,803.0	47,481	72	2019
Largo, FL	383.7	2,738.5	72,747	77	2019

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Jose · Wesley Chapel, FL

Crime gets worse every year!

Over 3 years ago

Crime in Charlotte County gets 5-25% worse every year! Use to be a great county, now even Port Charlotte is a scary place to live. Drugs and illegals moving here and More

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