Crime recorded in North Fort Myers, and why it isn’t graded
North Fort Myers has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Lee County. The Lee 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 North Fort Myers alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Fort Myers (C−), 7 miles away. Within a 25-mile drive lie 2 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in North Fort Myers
Policed by the county
North Fort Myers is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Lee County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for North Fort Myers. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Fort Myers (C−, 7 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), North Port (B+, 32 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from North Fort Myers. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Lee County without police of their own, which include North Fort Myers.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Lee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers | C− | 7 mi | 5.2 | 13.5 |
| Punta Gorda | A− | 18 mi | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| North Port | B+ | 32 mi | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Arcadia | C | 35 mi | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| Marco Island | A | 55 mi | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Sarasota | C+ | 61 mi | 3.1 | 10.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of North Fort Myers. Nearby towns can differ a lot from North Fort Myers.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
74 people died in crashes on North Fort Myers’s roads in 2019–2023
North Fort Myers had 66 fatal crashes in five years, in which 74 people died; 19 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists. 8 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 32.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 towns).
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.
North Fort Myers and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | — | — | — |
| Lochmoor Waterway Estates | — | — | — |
| Suncoast Estates | — | — | — |
| Fort Myers | C− | 5.2 | 13.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cape Coral has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Lochmoor Waterway Estates and Suncoast Estates are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their 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 North Fort Myers
Is North Fort Myers, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for North Fort Myers. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Fort Myers (C−, 7 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), North Port (B+, 32 mi).
Who polices North Fort Myers?
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office. North Fort Myers is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Lee County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in North Fort Myers.
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.