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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

TV encompasses three counties; Lake, Marion and Sumter. Lake County's population, according to the US Census Bureau, in 2010 was 297,052. The Villages is approximately 80,000 of this total. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement statistics, there were a total of 8,382 crimes committed in Lake County in 2010. Of these 8382 crimes, 1,194 were violent crimes; 7,188 were nonviolent. There are more stats from the FDLA and I'm providing the link if you are interested.

According to the US Census Bureau, in 2010, the population of Sumter County Florida was 93,420. The FDLA shows 1,121 crimes committed in Sumter County in 2010. Of these 205 were violent; 916 were nonviolent. More stats can be found below.

Marion County's population in 2010, according to the USCB, was 331,298. The FDLE shows 10,141 crimes in Marion County for 2010. Violent crimes accounted for 1,797 of this figure and 8,344 were nonviolent.

Crime stats Lake County: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/...c8/Lake10.aspx

Crime stats Sumter County: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/.../Sumter10.aspx

Crime stats entire state: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/Content/...-Profiles.aspx

Wish someone could figure out how to give the statistics for just The Villages.