Wildwood, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wildwood, FL Summary

Crime in Wildwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wildwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Wildwood:

  • There were 222 total crimes committed in Wildwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,933.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wildwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Wildwood is 26.21% above the national average.
  • Wildwood ranks #205 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Wildwood ranks #8,047 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Wildwood Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wildwood is 2,933.4 per 100,000 people. That's 26.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 36.25% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wildwood
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 222 2,933.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 6 79.3 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 56 740.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 64 845.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 58 766.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 82 1,083.5 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 237.8 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 158 2,087.7 1,769.4 1,954.4

Wildwood Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Wildwood

64
Violent Crimes
845.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
128.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 64 violent crimes in Wildwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wildwood is 845.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wildwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 128.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 120.46% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wildwood

158
Property Crimes
2,087.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 158 property crimes in Wildwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wildwood is 2,087.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wildwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 17.99% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wildwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ocoee, FL 49,877 1,263 2,532.2 2,267.6 264.7
Winter Garden, FL 47,484 963 2,028.1 1,705.8 322.2
Winter Springs, FL 37,788 351 928.9 754.2 174.7
Winter Park, FL 28,582 646 2,260.2 1,955.8 304.4
Leesburg, FL 24,063 1,108 4,604.6 3,943.8 660.8
Maitland, FL 18,471 360 1,949.0 1,775.8 173.2
Lake Mary, FL 16,469 220 1,335.8 1,208.3 127.5
Lady Lake, FL 16,255 159 978.2 867.4 110.7
Fruitland Park, FL 12,021 148 1,231.2 1,048.2 183.0
Center Hill, FL 1,523 20 1,313.2 1,050.6 262.6

Wildwood SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
9
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