STDs among people 55 and older have gone up in Florida. But The Villages isn't an STD hotbed.

The number of Floridians reporting a new STD tripled over the past decade — but rumors of rampant rates in the retirement community are false.

Bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis) in patients 55 and older in Florida and selected counties by year.
Chart: LANGSTON TAYLOR | Tampa Bay Times Source: Florida Department of Health