The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Haines City, FL
Haines City is a city of 47,700 in Polk County, about 20 miles east of downtown Lakeland · Updated November 2026
Is Haines City, FL safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Haines City is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Haines City sits near the middle: 48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Haines City run from A+ to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 830 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
48% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Haines City as a whole, and 52% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Haines City scores 830.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Haines City, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Haines City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Haines City
Car thefts are uncommon. Haines City has car thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.71 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Haines City
Most of Haines City grades well: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Haines City run from A+ to C-; 49% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
98%
A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Stonewood Crossings, northeastClose to the rest of Haines City on most crimes.A-816
2Live Oak, southActs of vandalism run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Haines City.A-773
3Kokomo Bay, northBurglaries run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Haines City.B+765
Neighborhood areas of Haines City, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Haines City?
Reported crime in Haines City has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 26% and property crime down 59%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.8 to 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 19 to 7.8 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 48%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Haines CityUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Haines City. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Haines City
Violent, US
Property, Haines City
Property, US
2016
+51%
+4%
-1%
+15%
2017
-29%
+4%
+14%
+12%
2018
-16%
+0%
+12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-7%
+4%
-24%
-8%
2021
-23%
+6%
-46%
-10%
2022
-30%
+5%
-52%
-6%
2023
-50%
+2%
-56%
-7%
2024
-26%
-4%
-59%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Haines City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Haines City has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 42% less than the US as a whole and 30% less than Florida.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Haines City, about 44% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Haines City compares with nearby cities
Haines City has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Holiday Manor and Loughman have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Haines City apart: it has 27 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of D- (12 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.27 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 70% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.81% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Haines City: F (1 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 68% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 59% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Haines City
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Haines City about $901 a year per household, 25% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $52 million a year, or $1,092 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.6 million
$95
Rape
$440,000
$9
Robbery
$220,000
$5
Assault
$4.7 million
$99
Burglary
$680,000
$14
Theft
$1.6 million
$33
Vehicle theft
$520,000
$11
Arson
$24,000
$1
Vandalism
$990,000
$21
Total
$14 million
$287
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Haines City means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Haines City is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Haines City, FL average a SchoolGrade of F: 39% of students test proficient, against 31% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Haines City on SchoolGrade
