Criminality in Orlando, worse than in Miami/New York? (Gainesville: low income, apartment)

[lauriemsr]

I keep hearing horror stories about Orlando and it is very difficult for me to assume that all of Orlando is bad.

I want to put this in perspective, is Orlando worse than Miami? Worse than New York? I haven't lived in Orlando, that is the reason for my question.

I used to live in West Palm Beach and then moved to Gainesville, and actually, nothing bad happened to us despite hearing that West Palm Beach was the most ghetto place ever to live. We actually liked it, we were living by Palm Beach Lakes Blvd and I was able to work for a bank. My car was left outside every night (the apartment was a low income community) and no one did anything to it. I really think it depends where you are located, so what places in Orlando we want to avoid?? I keep hearing to choose Clermont , but isn't that like 45 minutes away from Orlando?

[GLS2010]

ALL of orlando isnt crime filled, just around the area west of down town. and clermont is more like 20 mins away.

[jbphillips]

Most of Orlando's crime is concentrated to a few areas, but I still take basic precautions everywhere because theft can always happen. I found a listing of the zip codes and what percentage of orlando's crime is reported in that particular zip code.

Neighborhood ZIP code % of Total Crimes Reported
Pine Hills / Rosemont 32808 (8.01% )
Parramore / Clear Lake 32805 (6.87% )
Millenia / Edgewood 32839 (6.46% )
Orlo Vista 32811 (5.74% )
I-Drive / Tangelo Park 32819 (5.6% )
Ventura 32822 (5.29% )
Oak Ridge / Pine Castle 32809 (4.9% )
Pine Hills / Hiawassee 32818 (4.3% )
Azalea Park 32807 (3.85% )
Lockhart 32810 (3.71% )
Colonialtown / Audubon Pk 32803 (3.43% )
Union Park North 32817 (3.38% )
Union Park South 32825 (3.21% )
Hunter's Creek Area 32837 (2.81% )
Conway 32812 (2.66% )
MetroWest / Turkey Lake 32835 (2.51% )
Waterford / Avalon Park 32828 (2.47% )
Apopka South 32703 (2.42% )
South of Downtown 32806 (2.38% )
Boggy Creek / Taft 32824 (2.31% )
Downtown Orlando 32801 (2.24% )
College Park 32804 (2.07% )
UCF Area / Bonneville 32826 (1.88% )
Winter Garden 34787 (1.38% )
Apopka North 32712 (1.3% )
Williamsburg / Lake Bryan 32821 (1.2% )
Disney Area 32830 (1% )
Bithlo / Lake Pickett 32820 (1% )
Airport / Lake Nona 32827 (0.87% )
Dr. Phillips / Bay Vista 32836 (0.82% )
Ocoee 34761 (0.81% )
Lee Vista 32829 (0.8% )
Wedgefield 32833 (0.41% )
Windermere 34786 (0.4% )
Lake Hart / Moss Park 32832 (0.35% )
Maitland / Eatonville 32751 (0.28% )
Baldwin Park 32814 (0.21% )
Winter Park East 32792 (0.19% )
Gotha 34734 (0.17% )
Christmas 32709 (0.07% )
Winter Park West 32789 (0.06% )
Percentage values have been rounded and may not exactly equal 100%

[volk2k]

Originally Posted by jbphillips

I-Drive / Tangelo Park 32819 (5.6% )

However.... You have to be really careful looking at these zip codes.... because in some cases they encompass a huge and very diverse area..

Take 32819.... Listed as one of the highest crime rates on the list.... but 32819 also makes up a large portion of Dr. Phillips including multi-million dollar homes in Bay Hill.

Do not dispel a neighborhood JUST because its zip code pops up near the top of this list.

[Silent1900]

I just love that my new zip code (32832) has less crime than Windermere and Dr. Phillips.

I might just go vandalize some cars in Baldwin Park to push them past me also

[WPBlaw]

Originally Posted by jbphillips

Most of Orlando's crime is concentrated to a few areas, but I still take basic precautions everywhere because theft can always happen. I found a listing of the zip codes and what percentage of orlando's crime is reported in that particular zip code.

Neighborhood ZIP code % of Total Crimes Reported
Pine Hills / Rosemont 32808 (8.01% )
Parramore / Clear Lake 32805 (6.87% )
Millenia / Edgewood 32839 (6.46% )
Orlo Vista 32811 (5.74% )
I-Drive / Tangelo Park 32819 (5.6% )
Ventura 32822 (5.29% )
Oak Ridge / Pine Castle 32809 (4.9% )
Pine Hills / Hiawassee 32818 (4.3% )
Azalea Park 32807 (3.85% )
Lockhart 32810 (3.71% )
Colonialtown / Audubon Pk 32803 (3.43% )
Union Park North 32817 (3.38% )
Union Park South 32825 (3.21% )
Hunter's Creek Area 32837 (2.81% )
Conway 32812 (2.66% )
MetroWest / Turkey Lake 32835 (2.51% )
Waterford / Avalon Park 32828 (2.47% )
Apopka South 32703 (2.42% )
South of Downtown 32806 (2.38% )
Boggy Creek / Taft 32824 (2.31% )
Downtown Orlando 32801 (2.24% )
College Park 32804 (2.07% )
UCF Area / Bonneville 32826 (1.88% )
Winter Garden 34787 (1.38% )
Apopka North 32712 (1.3% )
Williamsburg / Lake Bryan 32821 (1.2% )
Disney Area 32830 (1% )
Bithlo / Lake Pickett 32820 (1% )
Airport / Lake Nona 32827 (0.87% )
Dr. Phillips / Bay Vista 32836 (0.82% )
Ocoee 34761 (0.81% )
Lee Vista 32829 (0.8% )
Wedgefield 32833 (0.41% )
Windermere 34786 (0.4% )
Lake Hart / Moss Park 32832 (0.35% )
Maitland / Eatonville 32751 (0.28% )
Baldwin Park 32814 (0.21% )
Winter Park East 32792 (0.19% )
Gotha 34734 (0.17% )
Christmas 32709 (0.07% )
Winter Park West 32789 (0.06% )
Percentage values have been rounded and may not exactly equal 100%

May I ask you where you obtained this information? I need to get a crime grid for an area in Orlando and found your information helpful. Thank you.

[jbphillips]

I fully agree that these zip codes are not always perfect for judging an area, since there are quite a few of those that have both good and bad areas included. I should have posted this link to start with, where you can access the crime map to look at exactly where the crimes occurred in the zip code.

It is on the orlando sentinel website. To get the full listing with the % breakdown, click on "Browse Crime Data" and then "Nearby Neighborhood / Zip Code" to find it.
Orlando Crime Map - Orlando Sentinel

[jbphillips]

Forgot to also mention... I think this is the raw data from police reports, so these are not adjusted for population like the other stats that you commonly read in national crime reports.

[NJNetsFan5152433]

New York isn't a dangerous city anymore! Out of the 30 largest cities (which do include Miami and Orlando) in America, New York is the safest one! The crime in New York can now be comparable to many small towns.

[riverdaleny]

New york is much safer, they have had 251 murders down 80 from last year. If Orlando had the population of New york it would have about 331.