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Lakeland Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Lakeland crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Lakeland for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Lakeland in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 12.37% and the city property crime rate in Lakeland was lower than the national property crime rate average by 0.33%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Lakeland was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 41.13% and the city property crime rate in Lakeland was higher than the property crime rate in Florida by 30.06%.

Property and Violent Crime
Lakeland Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Lakeland Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Lakeland Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault335
Arson3
Burglary336
Larceny and Theft1,620
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape71
Robbery60
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,546
Property Crime1,957
Violent Crime471
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault264
Arson2
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft1,317
Motor Vehicle Theft78
Murder and Manslaughter6
Rape73
Robbery43
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,955
Property Crime1,366
Violent Crime386

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Lakeland Property Crime

Lakeland Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Lakeland Crime 2025

Lakeland Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Lakeland Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Lakeland Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Lakeland, 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 Lakeland crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 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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