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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$11.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Lake City, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $578 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Lake City 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 Lake City, 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 Lake City's combined rate is lower than the norm. Lake City sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Lake City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lake City is 14.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 43 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 112 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Lake City, FL report the most crime, about 145 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 40 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lake City, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lake City for 2025 is $10,982,140, about $230 per resident and $578 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

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

Lake City, FL:	$230
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lake City is $230 per year, which is $234 less than the national average and $17 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lake City:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $648 more than in Lake City.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $139 less than in Lake City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Lake City	Cost per Lake City Resident
Murder	$3.16 million	$66
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.05 million	$22
Robbery	$413,671	$9
Assault	$2.63 million	$55
Kidnapping	$71,503	$1
Vehicle Theft	$122,383	$3
Burglary	$778,229	$16
Theft	$1.81 million	$38
Arson	$30,757	$1
Vandalism	$438,075	$9
Animal Cruelty	$4,535	$0
Drug Crimes	$353,065	$7
Identity Theft	$118,280	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$10,982,140	$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lake City, 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 Lake City totals $26,855,771 ($562 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,837,911 ($792 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 west 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 Lake City has 4, do the same, and of Lake City's 47,798 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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Lake City 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 Lake City residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.916
Robbery	0.2751
Rape	0.3610
Murder	0.0352
Total Violent Crime	2.587 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.316
Vehicle Theft	0.1653
Burglary	1.795
Arson	0.0266
Total Property Crime	9.303 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0247
Drug Crimes	0.9986
Vandalism	1.283
Identity Theft	0.3197
Animal Cruelty	0.0128
Total "Other" Rate	2.639 (A)

Individual Lake City Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Five Points, FL	B	C-	C
Watertown, FL	A	D+	A
Winfield, FL	A	B+	B+
Providence, FL	A+	A+	A-
Wellborn, FL	A	B+	A-
Lulu, FL	A	A	B+
Olustee, FL	A-	A-	B+
Houston, FL	A+	A	A
O'Brien, FL	B+	B+	C
Mc Alpin, FL	C+	B+	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lake City 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
Bartlett, TN	D+	D+	D+
Zanesville, OH	C-	B-	B-
Elmhurst, IL	B-	A-	A-
El Centro, CA	D	D-	D-
East Honolulu, HI	A-	B+	B+
Downingtown, PA	A	A+	A+
Donna, TX	D-	D-	D-
Concord, NH	C	A-	A-
Cocoa, FL	A-	B-	B-
Chillicothe, OH	C	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Lake City is as safe as 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 Lake City, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Lake City schools on SchoolGrade

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