Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0Crime reported in Crystal River, FL
The grade needs a town’s own FBI figures, and Crystal River has none for 2023–2025. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Brooksville (D), 29 miles away.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksville | D | 29 mi | 5.2 | 23.0 |
| Ocala | D | 33 mi | 4.7 | 28.2 |
| Belleview | C− | 35 mi | 3.3 | 19.4 |
| Leesburg | C− | 44 mi | 3.4 | 19.2 |
| Tarpon Springs | C+ | 53 mi | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Gainesville | D | 56 mi | 7.0 | 25.9 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Crystal River. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Crystal River.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Crystal River’s roads in 2019–2023
Crystal River had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is more than 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 Crystal River’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Crystal River’s own rate (27.5) 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.
Crystal River and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homosassa Springs | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Homosassa Springs is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Crystal River
Is Crystal River, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Crystal River. Crystal River has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Brooksville (D, 29 mi), Ocala (D, 33 mi), Belleview (C−, 35 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Crystal River.
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.