Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Winter Haven, FL Crime Grade
How Winter Haven 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
5/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Winter Haven, FL was 235.5 per 100,000 residents (140 incidents over a population of 59,450). That puts Winter Haven 35% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 12% below the Florida statewide rate of 267.4.
That ranks Winter Haven #2,285 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 39% of them, and #81 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 27% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Winter Haven, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 235.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,285 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #81 of 163
- Safer than
- 39% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 27%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 59,450
- Reporting agency
- Winter Haven Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Winter Haven Police Department (FBI ORI FL0531600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Winter Haven (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Winter Haven 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 | 423.0(187) | 369.5(171) | 316.9(174) | 324.1(186) | 235.5(140) |
| Murder | 6.8(3) | 8.6(4) | 3.6(2) | 1.7(1) | 6.7(4) |
| Rape | 49.8(22) | 41.1(19) | 91.1(50) | 38.3(22) | 5.0(3) |
| Robbery | 56.5(25) | 25.9(12) | 12.7(7) | 27.9(16) | 23.5(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 309.9(137) | 293.9(136) | 209.5(115) | 256.2(147) | 200.2(119) |
| Property crime | 2555.9(1,130) | 1994.6(923) | 1653.8(908) | 1690.4(970) | 1550.9(922) |
| Burglary | 409.4(181) | 270.1(125) | 227.7(125) | 188.2(108) | 161.5(96) |
| Larceny | 1999.5(884) | 1564.6(724) | 1287.7(707) | 1380.2(792) | 1278.4(760) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 138.0(61) | 153.4(71) | 129.3(71) | 120.2(69) | 109.3(65) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Winter Haven, 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 Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven calculated?
- Winter Haven'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 Winter Haven 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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