Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Bartow, FL Crime Grade
How Bartow grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
9/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Bartow, FL was 491.7 per 100,000 residents (103 incidents over a population of 20,948). That puts Bartow 35% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 84% above the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Bartow #3,264 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 13% of them, and #132 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 28% year over year and up 30% over the last five years.
Bartow, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 491.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,264 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #132 of 163
- Safer than
- 13% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 28%
- 5-year change
- up 30%
- Population
- 20,948
- Reporting agency
- Bartow Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Bartow Police Department (FBI ORI FL0530200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Bartow (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Bartow vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 379.4(77) | 229.2(47) | 422.7(83) | 383.7(77) | 491.7(103) |
| Murder | 9.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 10.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 4.8(1) |
| Rape | 44.3(9) | 19.5(4) | 25.5(5) | 24.9(5) | 43.0(9) |
| Robbery | 49.3(10) | 43.9(9) | 25.5(5) | 54.8(11) | 66.8(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 275.9(56) | 165.8(34) | 361.6(71) | 303.9(61) | 377.1(79) |
| Property crime | 3030.2(615) | 2053.0(421) | 1833.6(360) | 2247.1(451) | 1804.5(378) |
| Burglary | 482.9(98) | 331.6(68) | 224.1(44) | 274.0(55) | 372.4(78) |
| Larceny | 2419.2(491) | 1570.2(322) | 1410.8(277) | 1873.4(376) | 1298.5(272) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 118.2(24) | 141.4(29) | 183.4(36) | 99.7(20) | 119.3(25) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Bartow, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Bartow Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Bartow calculated?
- Bartow's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Bartow Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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