The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Emerald Lake-Miami

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Emerald Lake-Miami. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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A-
Other Crime Grade
A

$1.26 million

Cost of Crime™ for Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,335 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Emerald Lake-Miami 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 Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Emerald Lake-Miami's combined rate is lower than the norm. Emerald Lake-Miami sits in the 84th percentile, ahead of 84% of neighborhoods and behind 16%. The grade covers only Emerald Lake-Miami's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Emerald Lake-Miami is 21.48 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the northeast areas to 1 in 70 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL report the most crime, about 24 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Emerald Lake-Miami for 2025 is $1,262,792, about $404 per resident and $1,335 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Emerald Lake-Miami Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL: $404
Model City, Miami, FL: $788
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL: $70
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Emerald Lake-Miami is $404 per year, which is $60 less than the national average and $158 more than Lake Worth's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Emerald Lake-Miami:
  • In Model City, Miami, FL, crime costs $788 per person, which is $384 more than in Emerald Lake-Miami.
  • In Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL, crime costs $70 per person, which is $334 less than in Emerald Lake-Miami

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Emerald Lake-Miami for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Emerald Lake-Miami
Cost per Emerald Lake-Miami Resident
Murder
$458,382
$147
Rape/Sexual Assault
$79,023
$25
Robbery
$73,044
$23
Assault
$283,779
$91
Kidnapping
$3,154
$1
Vehicle Theft
$73,237
$23
Burglary
$36,181
$12
Theft
$171,367
$55
Arson
$1,932
$1
Vandalism
$52,722
$17
Animal Cruelty
$380
$0
Drug Crimes
$24,381
$8
Identity Theft
$5,210
$2
Total Cost of Crime
$1,262,792
$404

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, 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 Emerald Lake-Miami totals $3,524,787 ($1,128 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,787,579 ($1,533 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 neighborhood holds few 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 do the same, and of Emerald Lake-Miami's 3,124 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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Emerald Lake-Miami 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 Emerald Lake-Miami residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
3.163
Robbery
0.7433
Rape
0.4172
Murder
0.0781
Total Violent Crime
4.402 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.59
Vehicle Theft
1.514
Burglary
1.277
Arson
0.0256
Total Property Crime
13.41 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0167
Drug Crimes
1.055
Vandalism
2.362
Identity Theft
0.2155
Animal Cruelty
0.0165
Total "Other" Rate
3.666 (A)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Emerald Lake-Miami is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Emerald Lake-Miami.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A
A+
A
A-
A
B
B
C+
B+
B
B-
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A
A-
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
B-
C
C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Emerald Lake-Miami is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C+
A
A
D
D
D
F
F
F
A-
A
A
A
B
B
F
F
F
D
D
D
D+
A
A
C-
D+
D+
A
B+
B+

Considering only the crime rate, Emerald Lake-Miami is less safe 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 Emerald Lake-Miami, Lake Worth, FL average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Emerald Lake-Miami schools on SchoolGrade

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