Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lakeland, FL Crime Grade
How Lakeland 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
7/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lakeland, FL was 368.2 per 100,000 residents (471 incidents over a population of 127,935). That puts Lakeland Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 44% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lakeland (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lakeland 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 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 354.8(404) | 9.3(11) | 398.3(491) | 377.0(472) | 368.2(471) |
| Murder | 10.5(12) | 0.0(0) | 5.7(7) | 11.2(14) | 3.9(5) |
| Rape | 50.9(58) | 9.3(11) | 53.5(66) | 51.9(65) | 55.5(71) |
| Robbery | 70.3(80) | 0.0(0) | 36.5(45) | 35.9(45) | 46.9(60) |
| Aggravated assault | 223.0(254) | 0.0(0) | 302.6(373) | 278.0(348) | 261.9(335) |
| Property crime | 2472.9(2,816) | 32.1(38) | 1950.8(2,405) | 1700.6(2,129) | 1532.0(1,960) |
| Burglary | 281.0(320) | 5.1(6) | 348.8(430) | 255.6(320) | 262.6(336) |
| Larceny | 1997.8(2,275) | 27.0(32) | 1594.7(1,966) | 1441.8(1,805) | 1266.3(1,620) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 191.4(218) | 0.0(0) | 4.1(5) | 0.0(0) | 0.8(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Lakeland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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