Lakeland, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lakeland, FL Summary

Crime in Lakeland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lakeland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lakeland:

  • There were 3,217 total crimes committed in Lakeland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,825.0 total crimes per 100K people in Lakeland.
  • The overall crime rate in Lakeland is 21.55% above the national average.
  • Lakeland ranks #197 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Lakeland ranks #7,919 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lakeland Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lakeland is 2,825.0 per 100,000 people. That's 21.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 31.21% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lakeland
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,217 2,825.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 12 10.5 5.9 6.3
Robbery 80 70.3 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 254 223.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 404 354.8 383.6 369.8
Burglary 320 281.0 240.6 269.8
Larceny 2,275 1,997.8 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 218 191.4 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 2,813 2,470.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

Lakeland Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lakeland

404
Violent Crimes
354.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-4.06%
Below The National Average
  • There were 404 violent crimes in Lakeland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lakeland is 354.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 281.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lakeland each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -4.06% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -7.51% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lakeland

2,813
Property Crimes
2,470.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
26.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,813 property crimes in Lakeland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lakeland is 2,470.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lakeland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 26.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.61% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lakeland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Corona, CA 161,946 4,241 2,618.8 2,402.7 216.1
Murrieta, CA 114,655 1,742 1,519.3 1,245.5 273.9
Temecula, CA 111,611 2,826 2,532.0 2,375.2 156.8
Menifee, CA 109,673 1,823 1,662.2 1,372.3 290.0
Mission Viejo, CA 91,382 1,104 1,208.1 1,117.3 90.8
Lake Forest, CA 85,480 1,005 1,175.7 1,054.0 121.7
Lake Elsinore, CA 72,730 1,944 2,672.9 2,481.8 191.1
San Clemente, CA 63,449 896 1,412.2 1,226.2 186.0
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 46,889 238 507.6 469.2 38.4
Wildomar, CA 37,463 722 1,927.2 1,809.8 117.4

Lakeland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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