Lake Wales, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lake Wales in green. The most dangerous areas in Lake Wales are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Lake Wales, FL Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Lake Wales is in the 79th percentile for safety, meaning 21% of cities are safer and 79% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lake Wales's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lake Wales is 0.0323 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lake Wales generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lake Wales may be as high as 1 in 16,532 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 42,065 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Lake Wales, FL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Lake Wales has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Lake Wales's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lake Wales to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Lake Wales is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Lake Wales, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lake Wales about $2,473,684 in 2025, or roughly $61 per resident. This is part of Lake Wales's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lake Wales, including every crime type and how Lake Wales compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Lake Wales's crime maps on the Lake Wales overall crime page.

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Individual Lake Wales Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Lake Wales is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lake Wales.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Highland Park, FL	A+	A	A+	B
Waverly, FL	A+	A	A+	A+
Babson Park, FL	A+	B+	A	A-
Nalcrest, FL	A-	B-	B-	A+
Dundee, FL	B+	C+	C+	A-
Alturas, FL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Loughman, FL	A+	B-	A	A-
Cypress Gardens, FL	A	A	B	A+
Lake Hamilton, FL	A+	A	B+	A-
Fedhaven, FL	B	D+	C+	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lake Wales is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Atlantic City, NJ	D-	D-	D-	B-
Rome, NY	C	D+	D+	A
Schertz, TX	C	B-	B-	C
Shawnee, OK	D	D	D	D+
Somerset, KY	D+	C	C	C-
Fort Washington, MD	C+	C+	C+	F
Summit, AZ	C+	C	C	C+
Fairborn, OH	C	B-	B-	B
Villa Rica, GA	B	C+	C+	C+
Danville, IL	B-	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lake Wales, FL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lake Wales schools on SchoolGrade

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