Lakeland, FL Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in the Lakeland area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Lakeland area 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, FL Safe from Robbery?

The A- grade means the rate of robbery is lower than the average US city. Lakeland is in the 83rd percentile for safety, meaning 17% of cities are safer and 83% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Lakeland area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in the Lakeland area is 0.2503 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Lakeland area generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in the Lakeland area may be as high as 1 in 3,160 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,160 in the southwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the west parts of Lakeland, FL: about 37 per year. The east part of the Lakeland area has fewer cases of robbery with only 8 in a typical year.

How Lakeland's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in the Lakeland area 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 robbery rate, the Lakeland area 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 Robbery in Lakeland, FL

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Lakeland about $6,160,977 in 2025, or roughly $8 per resident. This is part of the Lakeland area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Lakeland, including every crime type and how Lakeland compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery 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's crime maps on the Lakeland overall crime page.

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Individual Lakeland Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in the Lakeland area is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Lakeland area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Crystal Lake, FL	B	B-	C+	B+
Youmans, FL	A+	A	A+	A
Fussels Corner, FL	A	B-	A-	A
Lakeland Highlands, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Coronet, FL	A+	B-	A+	A
Kossuthville, FL	A	B+	B+	A
Highland City, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Fuller Heights, FL	A+	A-	A	A
Auburndale, FL	A-	C+	B+	A-
Mulberry, FL	A	A-	B+	A-

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

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

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Akron, OH	D+	C	C	C
Little Rock, AR	D-	D-	D-	B-
Poughkeepsie, NY	B-	C-	C-	D-
Colorado Springs, CO	D-	D+	D+	C-
Ogden, UT	D+	B-	B-	A
Fort Myers, FL	A	B	B	B+
Boise, ID	B	B	B	A+
Madison, WI	C-	B-	B-	B
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+	C-
Greensboro, NC	D+	C-	C-	C

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lakeland, FL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 40% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lakeland schools on SchoolGrade

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