T-Minus 235 Days: Crime Rate in Orlando Area

 We have been spending a lot of time looking at towns and neighborhoods in the west side of Greater Orlando. I thought it should be important to pay attention to crime rates. Crime can turn paradise into hell, so, we want to make sure we understand the crime rates of the areas we are considering - from Apopka and all along Rt 27 from Clermont to Haines City. The following are the crime rates as reported by Neighborhood Scout. The darker the color, the higher the crime.

Most of the areas we are looking at have less crime. I was surprised, however, to see how dark the east side of Apopka was, so, I looked at the area more closely (again, darker the color the higher the crime)

One of the hottest spots for crime to the north side of Lake Apopka.

Gotha toward Windermere is high, and the Paradise Heights area is medium high.

The map shows Clermont to be relatively low with crime. The worse area is known as "South Clermont, just north of Lake Louisa. This area runs to the west of Rt. 27. Regardless, overall, this area would fall to a medium/low danger.

Further south is the very popular area of Davenport, which happens to be one of the lowest crime areas in this area. We drove through the town of Davenport and it is no surprise to me that the crime in this area is focused on the town because it seemed fairly run down. The new developments along Rt 27 stand in stark contrast to the town. 

South and West of Davenport is Haines City, which can be loosely described as the intersection of Rt. 27 and Rt. 17. While this area is generally low crime to begin with, it is pleasant to see some of the sections we are considering are the lowest of this low area. 

That is a quick analysis of crime in the areas we are considering. It would appear the growing area of Davenport is the safest among all the communities we are considering.