The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Lake, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A+

Which crimes are included?

$2.59 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Lake, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $333 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Lake with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is East Lake, FL Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Lake's combined rate is much lower than the norm. East Lake sits in the 96th percentile, ahead of 96% of cities and behind 4%. The grade covers only East Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Lake is 10.20 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 74 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 142 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of East Lake, FL report the most crime, about 63 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Lake, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Lake for 2025 is $2,586,228, about $134 per resident and $333 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Lake Compared to Other Cities?

East Lake, FL:	$134
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Lake is $134 per year, which is $330 less than the national average and $112 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Lake:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $744 more than in East Lake.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $43 less than in East Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of East Lake for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to East Lake	Cost per East Lake Resident
Murder	$377,850	$20
Rape/Sexual Assault	$469,195	$24
Robbery	$114,115	$6
Assault	$426,269	$22
Kidnapping	$26,367	$1
Vehicle Theft	$209,115	$11
Burglary	$117,318	$6
Theft	$505,594	$26
Arson	$11,756	$1
Vandalism	$175,255	$9
Animal Cruelty	$1,643	$0
Drug Crimes	$142,008	$7
Identity Theft	$9,743	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$2,586,228	$134

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Lake, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in East Lake totals $4,930,051 ($256 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,516,279 ($390 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which East Lake has 2, do the same, and of East Lake's 19,282 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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East Lake Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7698
Robbery	0.1881
Rape	0.4013
Murder	0.0104
Total Violent Crime	1.370 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.063
Vehicle Theft	0.7004
Burglary	0.6708
Arson	0.0252
Total Property Crime	6.459 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0226
Drug Crimes	0.9956
Vandalism	1.272
Identity Theft	0.0653
Animal Cruelty	0.0115
Total "Other" Rate	2.367 (A+)

Individual East Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in East Lake is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to East Lake.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Palm Harbor, FL	A+	A+	A-
Oldsmar, FL	A	A	B
Tarpon Springs, FL	A-	B	B
Crystal Beach, FL	A+	A+	A
Keystone, FL	A+	A+	A+
Westchase, FL	A+	A+	A-
Safety Harbor, FL	A+	A+	A-
Holiday, FL	B+	B	C+
Dunedin, FL	A-	A	B-
Elfers, FL	B-	B	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Lake is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. 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
Chino Valley, AZ	A-	B	B
East Amherst, NY	A+	A+	A+
Cottage Lake, WA	B+	B+	B+
Columbia, PA	A-	B-	B-
Colonia, NJ	A-	A+	A+
Clive, IA	C+	D	D
Clinton, TN	D+	D	D
Clinton, NC	D-	D	D
Clanton, AL	D+	C-	C-
Circleville, OH	C-	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, East Lake 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 East Lake, FL average SchoolGrade of A+, with 69% actual proficiency versus 55% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See East Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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