Punta Gorda Chamber Guide 2022

Punta Gorda Chamber Guide 2022

2022 Members and Visitors Guide for the Punta Gorda Area

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2022 Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce Members & Visitors Guide Page 75 INFORMATION BY DANIEL SUTPHIN Sun Writer Of Florida's safest cities, Punta Gorda ranked No. 20 among the top 50 in the 6th Annual Safest Cities in Florida report created by Safewise. com, a company focusing on home security, automation and child safety products. Marco Island ranked No. 1 and the city of Venice ranked No. 17. Safewise bases its rankings on violent crime, property crime and mass shootings in correlation with the city's population, sourcing the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting and U.S. Census reports. North Port also made the top 50, ranking No. 33. Arcadia did not place on the rankings. Safewise calculates its ratings based on FBI crime statistics and United States Census population data, according to the Safewise methodology report. In the report, Safewise notes that the rankings are based on both violent crimes — aggravated assaults, murders, rapes and robberies — and property crimes — burglary, larceny and motor vehicle thefts. Safewise then calculates the rate of crimes per 1,000 people in each city, which "makes it easier to directly compare the likelihood of these crimes occurring in cities with vastly different populations," according to the report. Both violent and property crime numbers were weighted "equally," meaning for example, a city with no violent crimes reported could end up lower on the list due to a higher property crime rate. For the full list go to safewise. com/blog/safest-cities-fl orida. Punta Gorda is one of Florida's safest cities BY ANNA BRYSON Sun Writer Punta Gorda has been named the second-oldest city in the United States, in terms of the age of its residents. The median age of Punta Gorda residents is 59.8, according to a new analysis of the top 20 oldest cities by Coventry Direct. The only city in the U.S. older than Punta Gorda is The Villages, a Census-designated retirement community in Central Florida, whose median age is 67.5. The second- and third-oldest cities are also in Florida: Homosassa Springs and Vero Beach. Sebring took seventh place, Sarasota eighth and Naples 10th. The fi rst non- Florida city in the ranking is Prescott, Arizona, at fi fth place with a median age of 54.4. The report was created by using Census data across 50 major U.S. cities to analyze the population age ratios and median ages of those residents. Also reported was a list of the 20 youngest cities — none of which are in Florida. The youngest is Provo, Utah, with a median age of 25. Provo's residents consists largely of college students at Brigham Young University and the families of students and staff. The second youngest is Logan, Utah, with a median age of 25.8. The analysis reports that young people are moving inland, while older people are moving toward coastal areas, especially in Southern locations like Punta Gorda. Punta Gorda named second-oldest city in US Seven of the top 10 most elderly cities are in Florida Sun fi le photo Pickleball players have a game under the lights at PicklePlex of Punta Gorda at Florida SouthWestern State College. Punta Gorda may have the second- oldest population in the country, but its residents stay active with pickleball and other sports.

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