Lakeland Highlands, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lakeland Highlands in green. The most dangerous areas in Lakeland Highlands 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 Lakeland Highlands, FL Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. Lakeland Highlands is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lakeland Highlands's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Lakeland Highlands is 0.0180 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lakeland Highlands generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lakeland Highlands may be as high as 1 in 41,127 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 65,462 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Lakeland Highlands's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Lakeland Highlands 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, Lakeland Highlands 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 Lakeland Highlands, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Lakeland Highlands about $410,523 in 2025, or roughly $34 per resident. This is part of Lakeland Highlands's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lakeland Highlands, including every crime type and how Lakeland Highlands 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 Lakeland Highlands's crime maps on the Lakeland Highlands overall crime page.

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Individual Lakeland Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Lakeland Highlands is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lakeland Highlands.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Fuller Heights, FL	A+	A-	A	A
Highland City, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Mulberry, FL	A	A-	B+	A-
Crystal Lake, FL	B	B-	C+	B
South Mulberry, FL	A	A+	B+	B
Nichols, FL	A	A+	B+	B
Lakeland, FL	A	B	B	A
Coronet, FL	A+	B-	A+	A
Kossuthville, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Bartow, FL	A	B+	B+	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Lakeland Highlands 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
Poquoson, VA	B	A-	A-	D+
Mystic, CT	B	A+	A+	A-
Pikeville, NC	B	B+	B+	C-
Plantsville, CT	B+	A+	A+	A-
Plattsmouth, NE	A-	B+	B+	A+
Pleasant View, UT	C+	B+	B+	A-
Pleasantville, NY	B+	C+	C+	C
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	A	A	A	A+
Pontiac, IL	C+	B-	B-	C-
Mulberry, FL	A	A-	A-	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lakeland Highlands, FL average SchoolGrade of A-, with 54% actual proficiency versus 49% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lakeland Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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