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Sarasota, FL vs Oldsmar, FL

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- Oldsmar has 54% less violent crime than Sarasota.
- Oldsmar has 28% less property crime than Sarasota.
 Sarasota, FLOldsmar, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock12.322.7
 Property Crime60.3  Unlock35.4

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

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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Reviews for Oldsmar    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I moved from pa 2 years ago. I picked Oldsmar off map because I wanted to be close to beach and get to Tampa for my job. What a pick... if I turn to right I can be at  More

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Over 18 years ago

Has exploded over the last 4 years. Beautiful parks. Abundant shopping. Close to airports and the beaches. I highly reccomend  More

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