Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Longwood, FL Crime Grade
How Longwood 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
6/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Longwood, FL was 242.8 per 100,000 residents (42 incidents over a population of 17,298). That puts Longwood 33% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 9% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Longwood #2,338 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 38% of them, and #83 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 22% year over year and down 15% over the last five years.
Longwood, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 242.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,338 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #83 of 163
- Safer than
- 38% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 22%
- 5-year change
- down 15%
- Population
- 17,298
- Reporting agency
- Longwood Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Longwood Police Department (FBI ORI FL0590300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Longwood (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Longwood 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 | 287.2(44) | 253.3(40) | 333.4(50) | 198.6(35) | 242.8(42) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 26.1(4) | 12.7(2) | 53.3(8) | 39.7(7) | 17.3(3) |
| Robbery | 58.7(9) | 50.7(8) | 80.0(12) | 22.7(4) | 52.0(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 202.3(31) | 190.0(30) | 193.3(29) | 136.2(24) | 173.4(30) |
| Property crime | 2604.4(399) | 1640.0(259) | 2033.5(305) | 1582.8(279) | 1370.1(237) |
| Burglary | 424.3(65) | 297.6(47) | 233.3(35) | 221.3(39) | 196.6(34) |
| Larceny | 1990.9(305) | 1279.0(202) | 1560.1(234) | 1282.1(226) | 1104.2(191) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 189.3(29) | 63.3(10) | 233.3(35) | 73.8(13) | 63.6(11) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Longwood, 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 Longwood 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 Longwood calculated?
- Longwood'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 Longwood 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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