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Lake Wales Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Lake Wales crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lake Wales for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lake Wales in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 2.73% and the city property crime rate in Lake Wales was lower than the national property crime rate average by 22.67%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lake Wales was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 22.17% and the city property crime rate in Lake Wales was higher than the property crime rate in Florida but only by 0.91%.

Property and Violent Crime
Lake Wales Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Lake Wales Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Lake Wales Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault46
Arson0
Burglary33
Larceny and Theft161
Motor Vehicle Theft22
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape2
Robbery7
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)353
Property Crime216
Violent Crime58
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault57
Arson0
Burglary25
Larceny and Theft186
Motor Vehicle Theft23
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape4
Robbery3
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)370
Property Crime233
Violent Crime67

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lake Wales Property Crime

Lake Wales Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lake Wales Crime 2025

Lake Wales Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lake Wales Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lake Wales Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lake Wales, Florida crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Lake Wales crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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