Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lake Mary, FL Crime Grade
How Lake Mary 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
3/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lake Mary, FL was 138.0 per 100,000 residents (23 incidents over a population of 16,669). That puts Lake Mary 62% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 48% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Lake Mary #1,509 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 60% of them, and #47 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 110% year over year and up 23% over the last five years.
Lake Mary, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Florida Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 138.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,509 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #47 of 163
- Safer than
- 60% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 110%
- 5-year change
- up 23%
- Population
- 16,669
- Reporting agency
- Lake Mary Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lake Mary Police Department (FBI ORI FL0590700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lake Mary (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lake Mary 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 | 112.5(20) | 167.2(30) | 127.5(21) | 65.7(11) | 138.0(23) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 11.2(2) | 22.3(4) | 12.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 24.0(4) |
| Robbery | 5.6(1) | 11.1(2) | 30.4(5) | 0.0(0) | 6.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 95.6(17) | 133.7(24) | 85.0(14) | 65.7(11) | 108.0(18) |
| Property crime | 1147.5(204) | 1108.8(199) | 1208.3(199) | 955.6(160) | 1037.9(173) |
| Burglary | 196.9(35) | 117.0(21) | 212.5(35) | 71.7(12) | 138.0(23) |
| Larceny | 866.2(154) | 919.4(165) | 941.2(155) | 842.1(141) | 875.9(146) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 84.4(15) | 72.4(13) | 54.6(9) | 41.8(7) | 24.0(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lake Mary, 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 Mary 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 Mary calculated?
- Lake Mary'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 Mary 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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