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Safety in White City · Not graded

Policing White City: who reports, and what

White City has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in St. Lucie County. The St. Lucie 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 White City alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 2 graded towns turn up. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Stuart, 14 miles away, graded C−.

Violent crimes
281
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Property crimes
749
reported by the county police, 2025
whole area it covers
Nearest graded town
14 mi
Stuart (C−)
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about safety in White City

Policed by the county

White City is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓

Counts, not rates

The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for White City. County police ↓

The nearest graded towns

The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Stuart (C−, 14 mi), Vero Beach (A, 19 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 29 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from White City. Nearest ↓

Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.

Who reports for White City

What the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office reports

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office

Reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Lucie County without police of their own, which include White City.

Property crimes

Violent crimes

2025 offenses reported by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office

Larceny / theft647
Burglary97
Vehicle theft5
Aggravated assault235
Robbery9
Rape33
Homicide4
Arson10

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.

Nearest with figures

The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade

TownGradeDistanceViolentProperty
StuartC−14 mi3.619.4
Vero BeachA19 mi0.64.4
FellsmereA−29 mi0.95.1
SebastianB−29 mi1.511.1
TequestaA31 mi0.63.7
JupiterA34 mi0.73.7

Straight-line distance from the center of White City. Nearby towns can differ a lot from White City.

Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

On the roads

Five people died in crashes on White City’s roads in 2019–2023

White City had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian.

That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of White City’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so White City’s own rate (17.4) is context, not a ranking.

5
people died in crashes, 2019–2023
1
pedestrian among them
0
cyclists among them
17.4
per 100,000 a year · Florida towns of 5,000–25,000: 11.0

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.

Next door

White City and its neighbors

Fort Pierce: not gradedPort St. Lucie: not gradedIndian River Estates: not gradedFort PiercePort St. LucieIndian River EstatesWhite City
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentProperty
Fort Pierce———
Port St. Lucie———
Indian River Estates———

Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Indian River Estates 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.

How to read these numbers

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 White City

Is White City, FL safe?

There is no Safety Grade for White City. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Stuart (C−, 14 mi), Vero Beach (A, 19 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 29 mi).

Who polices White City?

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. White City is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Lucie 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.