Who polices Black Hammock, and what they report
Black Hammock has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Seminole County. The Seminole 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 Hammock alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Black Hammock
Policed by the county
Black Hammock is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Black Hammock. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Oviedo (B+, 4 mi), Sanford (D, 8 mi), Lake Mary (B, 10 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Hammock. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Seminole 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 Seminole County without police of their own, which include Black Hammock.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Seminole 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | B+ | 4 mi | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Sanford | D | 8 mi | 5.6 | 23.2 |
| Lake Mary | B | 10 mi | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Casselberry | C− | 10 mi | 2.6 | 22.1 |
| Longwood | C+ | 11 mi | 2.4 | 13.1 |
| Winter Park | C | 13 mi | 2.2 | 18.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Black Hammock. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Black Hammock.
Two people died in crashes on Black Hammock’s roads in 2019–2023
Black Hammock 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 Hammock’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Black Hammock’s own rate (31.0) 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 Hammock and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oviedo | B+ | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Winter Springs | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Winter Springs has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
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 Hammock
Is Black Hammock, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Black Hammock. Black Hammock has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Seminole County. The Seminole 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 Hammock alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Oviedo (B+, 4 mi), Sanford (D, 8 mi), Lake Mary (B, 10 mi).
Who polices Black Hammock?
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. Black Hammock is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Seminole 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.