Winter Haven, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Winter Haven, FL Summary

Crime in Winter Haven research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven:

  • There were 1,061 total crimes committed in Winter Haven in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,784.7 total crimes per 100K people in Winter Haven.
  • The overall crime rate in Winter Haven is -15.79% below the national average.
  • Winter Haven ranks #79 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • Winter Haven ranks #6,771 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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Winter Haven Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Winter Haven is 1,784.7 per 100,000 people. That's -15.79% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 5.76% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Winter Haven
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,061 1,784.7 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 4 6.7 3.9 5.0
Robbery 14 23.5 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 119 200.2 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 140 235.5 267.1 359.0
Burglary 96 161.5 152.5 229.0
Larceny 760 1,278.4 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 65 109.3 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 921 1,549.2 1,420.4 1,760.0

Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven

140
Violent Crimes
235.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 140 violent crimes in Winter Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Winter Haven is 235.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 424.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Winter Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.40% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.83% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Winter Haven

921
Property Crimes
1,549.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 921 property crimes in Winter Haven in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Winter Haven is 1,549.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Winter Haven each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.98% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.07% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Winter Haven

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
Auburndale, FL 21,677 506 2,334.3 2,117.5 216.8
Bartow, FL 20,948 478 2,281.8 1,790.1 491.7
Lake Wales, FL 16,813 298 1,772.4 1,528.6 243.9
Highland, IL 9,935 73 734.8 603.9 130.9
Lake Alfred, FL 7,649 84 1,098.2 1,019.7 78.4

Winter Haven SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
6
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