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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Ocala, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Ocala, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Ocala. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Ocala, FL safe?
Ocala, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 39 out of 100, grade D, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 26% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 38 to 50, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 39 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 26%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 54%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 60
How Ocala compares
Ocala scores 14 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Ocala lies in Marion County, which has a county Safety Score of 41, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Ocala.
Neighborhoods inside Ocala
60 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Ocala, 44 of them mostly inside it. Among those 44, the lowest scores 1, the highest 93, and the middle 80% range from 5 to 83.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Ocala, FL
Showing all 3 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- Lady Lake Safety Score 28 · grade D · 21 miles
- Wildwood Safety Score 65 · grade B · 25 miles
- Leesburg Safety Score 38 · grade D · 31 miles
- Gainesville Safety Score 30 · grade D · 35 miles
- Tavares Safety Score 47 · grade C · 36 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Ocala
Ocala has an estimated 70,251 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 47.3 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 60 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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