Lake Worth, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Worth, FL Summary

Crime in Lake Worth research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lake Worth over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lake Worth:

  • There were 1,183 total crimes committed in Lake Worth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,969.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Worth.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Worth is 27.75% above the national average.
  • Lake Worth ranks #209 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Lake Worth ranks #8,091 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lake Worth Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Worth is 2,969.1 per 100,000 people. That's 27.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.90% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Worth
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,183 2,969.1 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 5.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 90 225.9 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 155 389.0 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 276 692.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 102 256.0 240.6 269.8
Larceny 702 1,761.9 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 103 258.5 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 907 2,276.4 1,769.4 1,954.4

Lake Worth Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lake Worth

276
Violent Crimes
692.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
87.32%
Above The National Average
  • There were 276 violent crimes in Lake Worth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Worth is 692.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 144.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Worth each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 87.32% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 80.58% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Worth

907
Property Crimes
2,276.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
16.47%
Above The National Average
  • There were 907 property crimes in Lake Worth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Worth is 2,276.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Worth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 16.47% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.65% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Worth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Boca Raton, FL 101,583 2,202 2,167.7 1,964.9 202.8
Boynton Beach, FL 79,913 2,317 2,899.4 2,244.9 654.5
Wellington, FL 61,119 683 1,117.5 988.2 129.3
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 58,629 1,064 1,814.8 1,703.9 110.9
Royal Palm Beach, FL 38,988 585 1,500.5 1,290.1 210.3
Palm Springs, FL 25,451 1,072 4,212.0 3,080.4 1,131.6
North Palm Beach, FL 13,255 101 762.0 671.4 90.5
Lantana, FL 12,825 512 3,992.2 3,321.6 670.6
Lake Clarke Shores, FL 3,653 39 1,067.6 958.1 109.5
Hypoluxo, FL 2,868 41 1,429.6 1,394.7 34.9

Lake Worth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
10
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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