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The Sanford crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #259

Sanford, FL	3,228.79
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Sanford, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Sanford, FL	Count	2	29	108	316	641	2,163	178	2
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	3.5	51.2	190.8	558.3	1,132.5	3,821.5	314.5	3.5	2,833
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Sanford, FL	Count	5	36	132	274	994	2,202	236	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	9.1	65.5	240.1	498.4	1,808.2	4,005.7	429.3	0.0	3,443
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Sanford, FL	Count	3	21	166	133	822	1,986	156	1
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	5.5	38.4	303.7	243.3	1,503.8	3,633.2	285.4	1.8	2,776
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Sanford, FL	Count	4	23	159	143	945	2,143	146	2
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	7.4	42.4	292.8	263.4	1,740.3	3,946.6	268.9	3.7	3,016
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Sanford, FL	Count	3	38	174	141	871	2,286	210	2
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	5.7	72.6	332.5	269.5	1,664.6	4,368.8	401.3	3.8	3,343
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Sanford, FL	Count	3	26	199	149	798	2,284	252	1
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	5.8	49.9	381.8	285.9	1,531.1	4,382.4	483.5	1.9	3,297
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Sanford, FL	Count	8	23	185	138	725	2,095	369	3
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	15.5	44.7	359.5	268.1	1,408.8	4,070.8	717.0	5.8	3,345
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Sanford, FL	Count	4	21	181	107	668	2,034	401	3
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	7.9	41.4	356.6	210.8	1,316.1	4,007.3	790.0	5.9	3,126
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Sanford, FL	Count	5	18	112	99	748	2,262	464	5
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	10.4	37.5	233.1	206.0	1,556.6	4,707.2	965.6	10.4	3,337
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Sanford, FL	Count	5	25	130	156	759	2,393	449	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	10.8	53.8	279.7	335.6	1,632.7	5,147.8	965.9	0.0	3,772
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Sanford, FL	3.89
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Sanford, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Sanford, FL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	18
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Sanford, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Sanford, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Sanford, FL	2.38
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Sanford, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Sanford, FL	Count	146	126	20
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	265.6	229.2	36.4	2.47
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Sanford, FL	Count	131	114	17
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	239.7	208.6	31.1	2.24
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Sanford, FL	Count	137	120	17
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	252.3	221.0	31.3	2.37
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Sanford, FL	Count	143	126	17
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	273.3	240.8	32.5	2.57
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Sanford, FL	Count	146	126	20
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	280.1	241.8	38.4	2.61
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Sanford, FL	Count	152	131	21
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	295.4	254.5	40.8	2.75
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Sanford, FL	Count	143	123	20
	Sanford, FL	Per 100,000	281.7	242.3	39.4	2.62
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Sanford, FL	Count	143	120	23
2005	Sanford, FL	Count	134	113	21