Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Who polices Black Diamond, and what they report
Black Diamond has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Citrus County. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Black Diamond alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Black Diamond
Policed by the county
Black Diamond is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Black Diamond. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Brooksville (D, 28 mi), Ocala (D, 28 mi), Belleview (C−, 29 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Diamond. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office reports
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Citrus County without police of their own, which include Black Diamond.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2022 offenses reported by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksville | D | 28 mi | 5.2 | 23.0 |
| Ocala | D | 28 mi | 4.7 | 28.2 |
| Belleview | C− | 29 mi | 3.3 | 19.4 |
| Leesburg | C− | 38 mi | 3.4 | 19.2 |
| Gainesville | D | 54 mi | 7.0 | 25.9 |
| Tarpon Springs | C+ | 55 mi | 2.4 | 14.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Black Diamond. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Diamond.
Two people died in crashes on Black Diamond’s roads in 2019–2023
Black Diamond had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Black Diamond’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Black Diamond’s own rate (30.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Black Diamond and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | — | — | — |
| Lecanto | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Pine Ridge and Lecanto are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Black Diamond
Is Black Diamond, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Black Diamond. Black Diamond has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Citrus County. The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Black Diamond alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Brooksville (D, 28 mi), Ocala (D, 28 mi), Belleview (C−, 29 mi).
Who polices Black Diamond?
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. Black Diamond is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Citrus County without police of their own.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.