What is recorded in Samsula-Spruce Creek, and why there is no grade
Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 2. Samsula-Spruce Creek has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Volusia County. The Volusia 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek alone, and no Safety Grade. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Lake Helen (A−), 11 miles away.
What stands out about safety in Samsula-Spruce Creek
Policed by the county
Samsula-Spruce Creek is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Samsula-Spruce Creek. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Lake Helen (A−, 11 mi), Sanford (D, 22 mi), Lake Mary (B, 25 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Samsula-Spruce Creek. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Volusia County without police of their own, which include Samsula-Spruce Creek.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2022 offenses reported by the Volusia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Helen | A− | 11 mi | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Sanford | D | 22 mi | 5.6 | 23.2 |
| Lake Mary | B | 25 mi | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Oviedo | B+ | 28 mi | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Flagler Beach | B | 29 mi | 2.1 | 7.5 |
| Longwood | C+ | 30 mi | 2.4 | 13.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Samsula-Spruce Creek. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Samsula-Spruce Creek.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Nine people died in crashes on Samsula-Spruce Creek’s roads in 2019–2023
Samsula-Spruce Creek had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which nine people died; 2 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist.
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 Samsula-Spruce Creek’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Samsula-Spruce Creek’s own rate (37.1) 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.
Samsula-Spruce Creek and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orange | — | — | — |
| New Smyrna Beach | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Port Orange and New Smyrna Beach have no FBI figures of their own for 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek
Is Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Samsula-Spruce Creek. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Lake Helen (A−, 11 mi), Sanford (D, 22 mi), Lake Mary (B, 25 mi).
Who polices Samsula-Spruce Creek?
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Samsula-Spruce Creek is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Volusia County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Samsula-Spruce Creek.
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.