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How safe is Winter Park, Florida?

SikarianSikarian Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Help / Advice Forum
Long story short I'm moving to Winter Park, Florida here in March. It's just outside of Orlando.

My big question is how safe is it there, generally? I'm wanting to bring my Ducati Monster 696 with me, but I'm not sure how generally Orlando is for safety of property outside. If my bike will likely get stolen in that area, I'd rather just leave it home or find a storage shed to lock it up in.

I haven't found an apartment just yet, but I assume I'll have to just leave the bike parked in a regular parking spot with a cover on it when not in use.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    http://www.idcide.com/citydata/fl/winter-park.htm

    Property Crime Reports

    Rate Per 100K People
    2001 5,098
    2002 4,081
    2003 3,927
    2004 2,889
    2005 3,091
    2006 3,406
    2007 4,030
    2008 4,462
    2009 3,876

    Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
    2001 136 988 136
    2002 163 791 74
    2003 193 719 98
    2004 115 586 89
    2005 194 545 102
    2006 229 658 89
    2007 272 795 66
    2008 312 859 61
    2009 282 755 45

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  • NightDragonNightDragon 6th Grade Username Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    This might give you a small indication of what it's like there, crime-wise.

    Try comparing that page with the page for where you live, and a few places surrounding you.

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  • ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Winter Park is a pretty nice area

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  • JNighthawkJNighthawk Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Have fun at Full Sail :-)

    Winter Park isn't awful, but the Orlando area in general can be sketchy. I know my friend had a Harley for 2 years while he was there and never had any problems.

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  • MahoneMahone Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Winter Park is an affluent suburb of Orlando, but as with most places that are similar, there are pockets of rough areas down the street. I drive through there fairly regularly for work, and Winter Park proper is very upscale and nice. What actual part are you going to be staying on/near? If you're going to Rollins where the majority of freshman have a vehicle manufactured in Germany, you should be fine, if it's Full Sail and the surrounding areas, well......those kids are crazy.

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  • Jademonkey79Jademonkey79 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Winter Park is actually not that bad. There's some great bars there and overall it's more artsy than the surrounding cities.

    I lived in Orlando for about three years and the only dangerous thing in Winter Park is the overzealous cops. They're super aggressive but they're also patrolling a city with more million dollar homes than the rest of the county. Whatever you do, watch your speed.

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  • MahoneMahone Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Seriously, the speed limit through most of Winter Park is 30mph and they will pull you over without a second worth of hesitation. The flip side to this is you do have an extremely vigilant police force.

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