Crime & Safety in Venice
Venice's crime data reads more favorably than many Florida cities across both major rating tools, though the two most-cited sources still characterize that safety somewhat differently -- one calls the city 'near average' nationally with an above-average property crime rate, while the other rates it in the top tier of U.S. cities. Both are real, current sources; neither should be read as the single final word.
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Learn moreNeighborhoodScout's read: near average, with a property-crime caveat
NeighborhoodScout puts Venice's overall crime rate at about 10 incidents per 1,000 residents -- roughly a 1-in-103 chance of being a victim of crime in a given year -- describing this as near the average for all U.S. cities and towns of all sizes. The city's crime rate is lower than roughly 50% of Florida communities, and NeighborhoodScout notes Venice is actually safer than most similarly sized U.S. cities specifically. The property crime rate, however, runs about 9 per 1,000 -- described by NeighborhoodScout as an above-average chance of property crime compared to other communities nationally -- while the violent crime rate is notably lower, about 1.6 per 1,000.
CrimeGrade.org's read: a top-tier A+ rating
CrimeGrade.org gives Venice an overall A+ safety grade for 2026, and reports that across all 14 neighborhoods it analyzed within the city, every single one earned a Grade A or higher -- a notably more uniformly positive read than NeighborhoodScout's 'near average' characterization, even though neither source paints Venice as unsafe.
Why the two readings differ in tone, not necessarily substance
The gap here isn't as sharp as in some nearby cities in this dataset -- both tools broadly agree Venice compares favorably -- but NeighborhoodScout's national, all-city-sizes comparison and its specific property-crime flag reads more cautiously than CrimeGrade.org's uniformly high letter grades. Property crime, not violent crime, is the specific category where NeighborhoodScout's data reads less favorably, worth knowing if theft or burglary risk specifically concerns you.
Check a specific address, not just the citywide rate
Per site policy, no specific lower-graded neighborhood is named here. Both tools compile city-wide or neighborhood-level statistics that can mask block-level variance -- check a specific address directly with NeighborhoodScout or CrimeGrade.org before making a relocation decision rather than relying on either citywide figure alone.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout rates Venice's overall crime rate near the national average (about 10 per 1,000, roughly 1-in-103) but flags an above-average property crime rate (about 9 per 1,000) compared to similarly sized U.S. communities; violent crime runs low, about 1.6 per 1,000.
- CrimeGrade.org gives Venice an overall A+ grade for 2026, with all 14 analyzed neighborhoods rated A or higher -- a more uniformly favorable characterization than NeighborhoodScout's.
- Both tools broadly agree Venice compares favorably to other cities, but they differ in tone and specificity -- NeighborhoodScout's property-crime flag is worth noting even within an overall positive picture.
- Check a specific address directly with either tool before deciding; citywide and even neighborhood-level rates can mask block-level variance.
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