Longwood, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Longwood, FL Summary

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

  • There were 278 total crimes committed in Longwood in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,607.1 total crimes per 100K people in Longwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Longwood is -24.16% below the national average.
  • Longwood ranks #71 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • Longwood ranks #6,344 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Longwood Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Longwood is 1,607.1 per 100,000 people. That's -24.16% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -4.76% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Longwood
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 278 1,607.1 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 5.0
Robbery 9 52.0 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 173.4 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 42 242.8 267.1 359.0
Burglary 34 196.6 152.5 229.0
Larceny 191 1,104.2 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 63.6 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 236 1,364.3 1,420.4 1,760.0

Longwood Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Longwood

42
Violent Crimes
242.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Longwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Longwood is 242.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 411.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Longwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -9.09% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Longwood

236
Property Crimes
1,364.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 236 property crimes in Longwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Longwood is 1,364.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Longwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.48% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.95% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Longwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ocoee, FL 49,877 1,263 2,532.2 2,267.6 264.7
Altamonte Springs, FL 44,956 1,192 2,651.5 2,311.1 340.3
Oviedo, FL 41,656 287 689.0 583.3 105.6
Winter Springs, FL 37,788 351 928.9 754.2 174.7
Casselberry, FL 31,166 895 2,871.7 2,589.4 282.4
Winter Park, FL 29,853 651 2,180.7 1,976.4 204.3
Maitland, FL 19,136 283 1,478.9 1,353.5 125.4
Lake Mary, FL 16,669 196 1,175.8 1,037.9 138.0

Longwood SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
5
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