Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2020
Lauderdale Lakes, FL Crime Grade
How Lauderdale Lakes 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 2020, the violent crime rate in Lauderdale Lakes, FL was 754.4 per 100,000 residents (276 incidents over a population of 36,587). That puts Lauderdale Lakes Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 96% above the Florida statewide rate of 384.1.
That ranks Lauderdale Lakes #3,567 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 5% of them, and #152 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and roughly flat over the last five years.
Lauderdale Lakes, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Florida Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 754.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,567 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #152 of 163
- Safer than
- 5% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- roughly flat
- Population
- 36,587
- Reporting agency
- Lauderdale Lakes Police Department
- Data year
- 2020 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lauderdale Lakes Police Department (FBI ORI FL0061700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lauderdale Lakes (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lauderdale Lakes vs. U.S., 2020 — 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 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 752.4(265) | 859.3(302) | 853.0(312) | 894.4(329) | 754.4(276) |
| Murder | 5.7(2) | 5.7(2) | 5.5(2) | 5.4(2) | 19.1(7) |
| Rape | 39.7(14) | 39.8(14) | 57.4(21) | 76.1(28) | 38.3(14) |
| Robbery | 289.6(102) | 264.6(93) | 251.5(92) | 209.3(77) | 185.9(68) |
| Aggravated assault | 417.4(147) | 549.2(193) | 538.6(197) | 603.5(222) | 511.1(187) |
| Property crime | 4803.8(1,692) | 3847.0(1,352) | 3308.3(1,210) | 2645.2(973) | 2140.1(783) |
| Burglary | 755.2(266) | 677.2(238) | 421.1(154) | 280.0(103) | 164.0(60) |
| Larceny | 3554.6(1,252) | 2794.2(982) | 2433.4(890) | 2038.9(750) | 1631.7(597) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 477.0(168) | 369.9(130) | 451.1(165) | 304.5(112) | 338.9(124) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lauderdale Lakes, 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 Lauderdale Lakes 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 Lauderdale Lakes calculated?
- Lauderdale Lakes'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 Lauderdale Lakes 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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