John B. Stetson House · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY 2.5Recorded crime in West DeLand, without a grade
West DeLand 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 West DeLand alone, and no Safety Grade. A 25-mile circle around it holds 7 towns with a grade. Inside a 10-mile circle, only Lake Helen carries a grade.
What stands out about safety in West DeLand
Policed by the county
West DeLand 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 West DeLand. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Lake Helen (A−, 7 mi), Sanford (D, 16 mi), Lake Mary (B, 17 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from West DeLand. 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 West DeLand.
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− | 7 mi | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Sanford | D | 16 mi | 5.6 | 23.2 |
| Lake Mary | B | 17 mi | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Longwood | C+ | 22 mi | 2.4 | 13.1 |
| Casselberry | C− | 25 mi | 2.6 | 22.1 |
| Apopka | C− | 25 mi | 4.2 | 22.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West DeLand. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West DeLand.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on West DeLand’s roads in 2019–2023
West DeLand had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 2 were cyclists.
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 West DeLand’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West DeLand’s own rate (16.5) 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.
West DeLand and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLand | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. DeLand has no FBI figures of its 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 West DeLand
Is West DeLand, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West DeLand. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Lake Helen (A−, 7 mi), Sanford (D, 16 mi), Lake Mary (B, 17 mi).
Who polices West DeLand?
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. West DeLand 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 West DeLand.
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.