Ocklawaha is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (61%) and also has a lower crime rate than 73% of the communities in Florida, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Ocklawaha is one in 137 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Ocklawaha compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Ocklawaha with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Ocklawaha's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Ocklawaha 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 Ocklawaha.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Ocklawaha 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 Ocklawaha; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 503. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Ocklawaha is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Ocklawaha than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 189.