The crime rate in Dunedin is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 10 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Dunedin is 1 in 100. Based on FBI crime data, Dunedin is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Florida, Dunedin has a crime rate that is higher than 51% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Dunedin has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Dunedin is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Dunedin does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Dunedin.

For Dunedin, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Dunedin than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1239, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Dunedin's rate for property crime is 9 per one thousand population. This makes Dunedin a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Dunedin is one in 109.