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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Sarasota, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Sarasota, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Sarasota. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Sarasota, FL safe?
Sarasota, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 31 out of 100, grade D, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 14% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 29 to 59, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 31 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 14%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 66%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 50
How Sarasota compares
Sarasota scores 22 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Sarasota lies in Sarasota County, which has a county Safety Score of 66, grade B.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Sarasota.
Neighborhoods inside Sarasota
50 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Sarasota, 43 of them mostly inside it. Among those 43, the lowest scores 2, the highest 89, and the middle 80% range from 4 to 65.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Sarasota, 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
- Bradenton Safety Score 37 · grade D · 11 miles
- Palmetto Safety Score 43 · grade C · 13 miles
- Venice Safety Score 47 · grade C · 17 miles
- North Port Safety Score 72 · grade B · 28 miles
- Gulfport Safety Score 37 · grade D · 30 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Sarasota
Sarasota has an estimated 57,764 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 14.7 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 50 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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