2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Palatka, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 32% less violent crime than Palatka.
- Sarasota has 25% less property crime than Palatka.
 Palatka, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.922.7
 Property Crime80.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Palatka    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have a lovely home on the outskirts of NW Palatka Bannerville area about 15 minutes from publix. Our well water (from the aquafier) is fabulous and the last time I  More

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Over 19 years ago

Palatka is growing and will likely grow more in the near future. Although prices have escalated, housing is still less expensive than St. Augustine. Many people will  More

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Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Palatka, FloridaCrime Index
 Welaka, FL17.25
 Interlachen, FL36.95
 Pomona Park, FL38
 East Palatka, FL39.95
 Crescent City, FL43.1
 Palatka, FL60.15

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