In 2025, Lakeland police reported 473 violent crimes (370 per 100,000 residents), including 5 murders, 60 robberies and 335 aggravated assaults, according to FBI data. Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
Population covered: 127,935. Violent-crime rate rank: 8 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0531200, January–December 2025.
Vehicle-theft counts reported to the FBI look incomplete, so property-crime totals are not shown.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 673 | 1,286 | 12 | 3,279 | Totals |
| Gainesville | 634 | 953 | 3 | – | Live |
| Tallahassee | 629 | 1,302 | 20 | – | Totals |
| Jacksonville | 518 | 5,231 | 80 | 2,165 | Totals |
| West Palm Beach | 493 | 643 | 11 | – | Totals |
| St. Petersburg | 492 | 1,325 | 9 | 2,016 | Totals |
| Fort Myers | 444 | 459 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Lakeland | 370 | 473 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Miami Gardens | 359 | 421 | 11 | 1,744 | Totals |
| Miami | 358 | 1,787 | 26 | 2,236 | Totals |
| Tampa | 333 | 1,405 | 17 | 985 | Totals |
| Palm Bay | 275 | 407 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Clearwater | 254 | 296 | 1 | 1,417 | Totals |
| Hialeah | 173 | 412 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Port St. Lucie | 128 | 349 | 4 | – | Totals |
| Miramar | 121 | 175 | 2 | 583 | Totals |
| Coral Springs | 119 | 168 | 2 | – | Totals |
| Boca Raton | 113 | 117 | 1 | – | Totals |
| Pembroke Pines | 42 | 76 | 1 | 686 | Totals |
| Orlando | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Cape Coral | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Hollywood | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Pompano Beach | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Davie | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Deltona | – | – | – | – | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Lakeland's violent-crime rate of 370 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 76% higher than the Florida rate (210) and 15% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 270 residents, or about 9.1 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Lakeland ranks 186th for violent crime, in the lower half, and 172nd for murder (5 murders, 3.9 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 71% of Lakeland's violent crimes and robberies 13%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Lakeland's property-crime total for 2025 is incomplete in the FBI system, so property rates are left out here.
The closest city we cover is Tampa, 32 miles west; its violent-crime rate (333) is 10% lower than Lakeland's.
Out-of-state cities near Lakeland's size (127,935 residents): Wilmington, NC at 405 violent crimes per 100,000 and Allentown, PA at 264.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Lakeland had 370 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 76% higher than the statewide 210. It is 8th highest of the 19 Florida cities on this site; Fort Lauderdale is highest at 673. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Lakeland police reported 5 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.9 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
60 robberies in 2025, 47 per 100,000 residents, 67% higher than the Florida rate of 28.