English, J. Colin, School · Photo: Wknight94 · CC BY-SA 3.0The police behind Palmona Park’s crime figures
Widen the search to 25 miles and 2 graded towns turn up. Fort Myers is the only graded town within 10 miles. Palmona Park 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 Palmona Park alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Palmona Park
Policed by the county
Palmona Park 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 Palmona Park. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Fort Myers (C−, 6 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), North Port (B+, 32 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palmona Park. 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 Palmona Park.
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− | 6 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 | 37 mi | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| Marco Island | A | 54 mi | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Sarasota | C+ | 60 mi | 3.1 | 10.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Palmona Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Palmona Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on Palmona Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Palmona Park had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 179.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 2,500–5,000 people (10.4, 155 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.
Palmona Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Palmona Park
Is Palmona Park, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Palmona Park. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Fort Myers (C−, 6 mi), Punta Gorda (A−, 18 mi), North Port (B+, 32 mi).
Who polices Palmona Park?
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Palmona Park 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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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.