Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lake Worth, FL Crime Grade
How Lake Worth 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
10/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lake Worth, FL was 730.8 per 100,000 residents (302 incidents over a population of 41,324). That puts Lake Worth Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 173% above the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Lake Worth #3,549 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 6% of them, and #148 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 31% over the last five years.
Lake Worth, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 730.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,549 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #148 of 163
- Safer than
- 6% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 31%
- Population
- 41,324
- Reporting agency
- Lake Worth Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lake Worth Police Department (FBI ORI FL0500500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lake Worth (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lake Worth 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 | 1056.8(409) | 1052.8(410) | 692.7(276) | 933.4(378) | 730.8(302) |
| Murder | 15.5(6) | 7.7(3) | 5.0(2) | 12.3(5) | 9.7(4) |
| Rape | 95.6(37) | 87.3(34) | 72.8(29) | 106.2(43) | 60.5(25) |
| Robbery | 374.6(145) | 359.5(140) | 225.9(90) | 313.6(127) | 210.5(87) |
| Aggravated assault | 571.0(221) | 598.3(233) | 389.0(155) | 501.3(203) | 450.1(186) |
| Property crime | 3113.5(1,205) | 3225.1(1,256) | 2281.4(909) | 2859.4(1,158) | 2669.2(1,103) |
| Burglary | 472.8(183) | 421.1(164) | 256.0(102) | 414.8(168) | 297.6(123) |
| Larceny | 2284.1(884) | 2439.3(950) | 1761.9(702) | 2061.8(835) | 2076.3(858) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 346.2(134) | 351.8(137) | 258.5(103) | 375.3(152) | 283.1(117) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lake Worth, 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 Worth 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 Worth calculated?
- Lake Worth'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 Worth 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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