Longwood, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Longwood:

  • There were 354 total crimes committed in Longwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,360.2 total crimes per 100K people in Longwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Longwood is 1.55% above the national average.
  • Longwood ranks #167 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Longwood ranks #7,242 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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Longwood Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Longwood is 2,360.2 per 100,000 people. That's 1.55% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 9.62% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Longwood
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 354 2,360.2 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.7 5.9 6.3
Robbery 12 80.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 193.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 50 333.4 383.6 369.8
Burglary 35 233.3 240.6 269.8
Larceny 234 1,560.1 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 35 233.3 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 304 2,026.8 1,769.4 1,954.4

Longwood 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 Longwood

50
Violent Crimes
333.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-9.86%
Below The National Average
  • There were 50 violent crimes in Longwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Longwood is 333.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Longwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -9.86% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.10% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Longwood

304
Property Crimes
2,026.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
3.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 304 property crimes in Longwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Longwood is 2,026.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.3 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 3.70% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.55% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 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 44,833 1,207 2,692.2 2,297.4 394.8
Oviedo, FL 39,027 272 697.0 607.3 89.7
Winter Springs, FL 37,788 351 928.9 754.2 174.7
Casselberry, FL 29,255 862 2,946.5 2,632.0 314.5
Winter Park, FL 28,582 646 2,260.2 1,955.8 304.4
Maitland, FL 18,471 360 1,949.0 1,775.8 173.2
Lake Mary, FL 16,469 220 1,335.8 1,208.3 127.5
Eatonville, FL 2,223 145 6,522.7 4,813.3 1,709.4

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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