The crime rate in Crystal River is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Crystal River is 1 in 77. Based on FBI crime data, Crystal River is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Florida, Crystal River has a crime rate that is higher than 54% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Crystal River to other communities of similar population, then Crystal River crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Crystal River does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Crystal River does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Crystal River.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Crystal River occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Crystal River; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 498. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Crystal River's rate for property crime is 11 per one thousand population. This makes Crystal River a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Crystal River is one in 92.