Lakewood Ranch is a neighborhood of 23,200 residents in Bradenton, about 11 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Lakewood Ranch has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 80% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Bradenton as a whole grades A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 934 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
80% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lakewood Ranch as a whole, and 20% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lakewood Ranch scores 934.
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 Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton, 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 Lakewood Ranch
Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Lakewood Ranch, each runs at less than half the US rate: 4.9 thefts and 3.2 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.
How Lakewood Ranch compares within Bradenton
Every part of Lakewood Ranch where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Lakewood Ranch run from A+ to A; every part of Lakewood Ranch has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Lakewood Ranch has less crime than 4 of the 5 neighborhoods in Bradenton. It covers much of the Lakewood Ranch area.
Crime rates and types in Lakewood Ranch
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lakewood Ranch has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 69% less than the US as a whole and 63% less than Bradenton as a whole.
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.
Theft makes up about 43% of crime reported in Lakewood Ranch. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Lakewood Ranch compares with nearby neighborhoods
Lakewood Ranch has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only The Meadows has less.
Walkability, parking lots and density in Lakewood Ranch
Two things set Lakewood Ranch apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (3 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 5.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places that are hard to get around on foot tend to report less theft and assault, and they run low here.
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. 99% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (3 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 90% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Lakewood Ranch
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Lakewood Ranch about $405 a year per household, 66% 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 $7.5 million a year, or $321 per resident.
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 Lakewood Ranch 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.
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 Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL average a SchoolGrade of A: 69% of students test proficient, against 57% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Lakewood Ranch on SchoolGrade
