Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lake City, FL Crime Grade
How Lake City 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
8/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lake City, FL was 403.3 per 100,000 residents (52 incidents over a population of 12,895). That puts Lake City 24% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 57% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Lake City #3,032 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 20% of them, and #119 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 326% year over year and down 67% over the last five years.
Lake City, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Florida Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 403.3 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,032 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #119 of 163
- Safer than
- 20% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 326%
- 5-year change
- down 67%
- Population
- 12,895
- Reporting agency
- Lake City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lake City Police Department (FBI ORI FL0120100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lake City (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lake City vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1214.9(148) | 1326.1(161) | 1556.1(193) | 94.6(12) | 403.3(52) |
| Murder | 8.2(1) | 16.5(2) | 16.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 123.1(15) | 32.9(4) | 64.5(8) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 180.6(22) | 230.6(28) | 209.6(26) | 0.0(0) | 77.5(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 903.0(110) | 1046.0(127) | 1265.8(157) | 94.6(12) | 325.7(42) |
| Property crime | 7051.4(859) | 6449.2(783) | 5410.0(671) | 606.7(77) | 2217.9(286) |
| Burglary | 1091.8(133) | 1062.5(129) | 822.4(102) | 94.6(12) | 302.4(39) |
| Larceny | 5721.6(697) | 5263.2(639) | 4257.0(528) | 512.2(65) | 1907.7(246) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 229.8(28) | 107.1(13) | 314.4(39) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lake City, 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 Lake City 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 Lake City calculated?
- Lake City'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 Lake City 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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