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?

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. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur 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.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Lakeland Highlands, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the southwest part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Lakeland Highlands residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Lakeland Highlands has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Lakeland Highlands has 2, have the same problem. Of Lakeland Highlands’s 12,163 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Lakeland Highlands Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lakeland Highlands residents in a standard year.

Individual Lakeland Highlands Crime Maps & Stats

Crime 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-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lakeland Highlands is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

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-

Considering only the murder rate, Lakeland Highlands is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

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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