2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Tavares, FL vs Sarasota, FL

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- Sarasota has 9% more violent crime than Tavares.
- Sarasota has 46% more property crime than Tavares.
 Tavares, FLSarasota, FLUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock26.922.7
 Property Crime32.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Tavares    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

looking for the best reasonable area to live in close to Astatula, Fl. Low crime, cost of living and jobs. Husband lost job in Georgia and now has obtained a great  More

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Over 16 years ago

A great, great town..Wonderful city employees..A revitalized down town entertainment district..Seaplane port, new restaurants,water park for kids..A beautiful lighted  More

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Over 20 years ago

Been here 22 years. Leaving asap. Too many old people due to HUGE, well marketed retirement community taking over Lake/Sumter/Marion counties. High housing costs,  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 Tavares, FloridaCrime Index
 Howey-in-the-Hills, FL13.45
 Winter Springs, FL14.2
 Astatula, FL16.65
 Windermere, FL16.75
 Gotha, FL17.6
 Oviedo, FL18.35
 Minneola, FL18.7
 Geneva, FL19.25
 Lady Lake, FL19.55
 Rio Pinar, FL19.65

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