Lakeland Highlands, FL Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 35%

Violent crime 30%

Property crime 36%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lakeland Highlands_{/100k people}	Florida_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,514 (estimate)	2,153	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.9	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	35.4	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	62.2	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	280.1	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	270 (estimate)	384	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	240.6	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,352.7	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	176.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,244 (estimate)	1,769	1,958

Key findings

Lakeland Highlands crime rates are 35% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Lakeland Highlands are 30% lower than the national average
In Lakeland Highlands you have a 1 in 67 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Lakeland Highlands is safer than 48% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Lakeland Highlands has decreased by 15%

Lakeland Highlands crime map

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lakeland Highlands

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lakeland Highlands is 1 in 371

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lakeland Highlands is 1 in 81

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lakeland Highlands is 1 in 67

Year Over Year Crime In Lakeland Highlands (per 100,000 people)

Lakeland Highlands police department

Item	Lakeland Highlands	Florida	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	31,023	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	4.2	3.3

Sex offenders in Florida

State	Total offenders	Florida_/100K	National_/100K
Florida	53,771	330	266

There are a total of 53,771 sex offenders in Florida. This yields a total of 330 sex offenders in Florida per 100,000 residents which is 24% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Lake Alfred, FL	5,353	109	607	716
Polk City, FL	2,132	206	951	1,157
Eagle Lake, FL	2,411	209	965	1,174
Alturas, FL	3,679	252	1,160	1,411
Mulberry, FL	3,925	285	1,314	1,600
Jan Phyl Village, FL	4,802	326	1,502	1,828
Medulla, FL	8,561	370	1,702	2,072
Lakeland Highlands, FL	12,426	270	1,244	1,514

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Elk City, OK	12,426	150	1,916	2,066
Lakeland North, WA	12,420	288	2,673	2,961
Ottawa, KS	12,433	309	1,284	1,593
Brookhaven, MS	12,418	509	3,153	3,662
New Providence, NJ	12,434	22	400	422
Lakeland Highlands, FL	12,426	270	1,244	1,514

Source: The Lakeland Highlands, FL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.