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Originally Posted by jimbo2012
I have visited Wildwood it is a depressed area but the crime rates are about the same in the surrounding towns,
but the real concern is the rate within the villages.
Which is extremely low.
Due to the gated system and photographing of cars entering this must act as a deterrent to those with crime on their mind.
So unless others see a risk south of 466A and post herein, I see no greater risk.
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Jimbo,
Google the crime rate for Wildwood and compare to Lady Lake and Fruitland Park. It is a lot higher.
The "gated system" is not a gated community with security guards. It is a gate that you can open with an electronic card or by pushing a large red button the gate. All the roads in The Villages are public roads and open to everyone.
I am hoping that The Villages stays such a low crime area and I am sure it will in the interior but at the edges near Wildwood, I have my serious doubts. There have already been lots of appliances taken from new construction homes that are not occupied. Some of those stolen appliances have been re-sold in the area with the serial numbers removed. One lady in The Villages bought one, it needed service, she called a repairman and he told her the serial number had been removed. She called the police and found out it was stolen. That was reported in the Daily Sun a few weeks ago. She told the police she had bought the dryer from an ad in Craigslist.