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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Lakeland, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Lakeland, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Lakeland. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Lakeland, FL safe?
Lakeland, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 48 out of 100, grade C, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 38% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 3 ZIP codes range from 25 to 53, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 48 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 38%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 45%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 94
How Lakeland compares
Lakeland scores 5 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Lakeland lies in Polk County, which has a county Safety Score of 41, grade C.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Lakeland.
Neighborhoods inside Lakeland
94 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Lakeland, 73 of them mostly inside it. Among those 73, the lowest scores 1, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 6 to 92.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Lakeland, FL
Showing all 3 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- Auburndale Safety Score 64 · grade B · 10 miles
- Plant City Safety Score 48 · grade C · 11 miles
- Bartow Safety Score 44 · grade C · 13 miles
- Winter Haven Safety Score 54 · grade C · 16 miles
- Zephyrhills Safety Score 38 · grade D · 19 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Lakeland
Lakeland has an estimated 124,990 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 66.2 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 94 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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