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Crime Map and Safety Score for DeSoto County, Florida

Browse neighborhood-by-neighborhood crime scores for every Census block group in DeSoto County. Severity-weighted and rate-normalized, built for real estate, PropTech, and location intelligence workflows.

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DeSoto County, Florida local context

DeSoto County, Florida is a smaller county market, with an estimated 35,386 residents across 12,824 households based on 2024 ACS 5-year profile data.

Owner-occupied housing makes up the larger share of occupied homes at 72.5%, while renter-occupied housing accounts for 27.5%.

The county profile also includes broad socioeconomic context, including a 25.2% poverty rate, a 9.5% unemployment rate, 10.8% bachelor's degree or higher attainment.

Long commutes are a notable local context signal here, with 18.9% of workers reporting commutes of 60 minutes or more.

CrimeScore pairs this county profile with neighborhood-level safety scores and block group map layers so teams can compare local areas inside DeSoto County without relying on one broad county-level view.

County profile data uses 2024 ACS 5-year estimates.

Population 35,386
Households 12,824
Block Groups 26
Bachelor's+ 10.8%
Owner occupied 72.5%
Renter occupied 27.5%
Poverty rate 25.2%
Unemployment 9.5%
60+ min commute 18.9%

How to read the map

Each colored polygon is a Census block group, typically 600 to 3,000 residents. Greener regions score safer; orange and red indicate higher modeled risk. Click any block group to see its score and grade. A free account unlocks component breakdowns and API access for production use.

About the model

Scores in DeSoto County come from the same gradient-boosted ensemble we ship through the CrimeScore crime data API, crime score API, and embeddable crime map. Built from normalized national location signals and validated across geography. Protected attributes are excluded from scoring, and prohibited/high-impact uses are explicitly out of scope.