Photo: Guspederson · CC BY-SA 4.0The police behind Manasota Key’s crime figures
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is North Port, 13 miles away, graded B+. Manasota Key has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Charlotte County. The Charlotte 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 Manasota Key alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 2 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in Manasota Key
Policed by the county
Manasota Key is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Manasota Key. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are North Port (B+, 13 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), Sarasota (C+, 31 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Manasota Key. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Charlotte County without police of their own, which include Manasota Key.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Charlotte 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.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Port | B+ | 13 mi | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Punta Gorda | A− | 18 mi | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Sarasota | C+ | 31 mi | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| Arcadia | C | 37 mi | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| Longboat Key | A | 37 mi | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Fort Myers | C− | 38 mi | 5.2 | 13.5 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Manasota Key. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Manasota Key.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Manasota Key’s roads in 2019–2023
Manasota Key had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person 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 Manasota Key’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Manasota Key’s own rate (11.7) 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.
Manasota Key and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Englewood 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 Manasota Key
Is Manasota Key, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Manasota Key. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are North Port (B+, 13 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), Sarasota (C+, 31 mi).
Who polices Manasota Key?
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Manasota Key is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Charlotte 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.