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Lake Worth, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lake Worth crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #293

Lake Worth, FL	4,383.25
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lake Worth, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lake Worth, FL	Count	1	38	157	220	597	1,258	130	11
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	2.8	104.8	433.0	606.8	1,646.5	3,469.6	358.5	30.3	3,693
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lake Worth, FL	Count	4	45	171	239	584	1,338	140	18
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	11.1	124.8	474.3	662.9	1,619.7	3,711.0	388.3	49.9	4,099
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lake Worth, FL	Count	8	35	194	224	487	1,113	128	11
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	22.4	97.8	542.1	625.9	1,360.8	3,110.0	357.7	30.7	3,902
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lake Worth, FL	Count	4	16	186	192	535	1,114	203	20
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	11.3	45.2	525.6	542.6	1,511.9	3,148.1	573.7	56.5	3,559
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lake Worth, FL	Count	3	12	202	232	507	1,051	119	7
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	8.3	33.4	561.5	644.9	1,409.2	2,921.3	330.8	19.5	3,380
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lake Worth, FL	Count	9	25	224	269	775	1,148	136	3
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	25.4	70.4	631.0	757.7	2,183.1	3,233.8	383.1	8.5	4,529
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lake Worth, FL	Count	11	21	287	210	770	1,260	214	10
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	31.3	59.8	817.2	598.0	2,192.5	3,587.8	609.4	28.5	4,892
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lake Worth, FL	Count	11	22	300	223	779	1,354	293	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	30.5	61.1	832.7	618.9	2,162.1	3,758.1	813.2	0.0	5,058
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lake Worth, FL	Count	6	24	361	273	914	1,587	355	6
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	16.2	64.9	976.9	738.7	2,473.3	4,294.4	960.6	16.2	5,564
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lake Worth, FL	Count	4	14	276	246	919	1,843	321	8
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	11.0	38.6	760.6	677.9	2,532.7	5,079.1	884.6	22.0	5,157
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lake Worth, FL	6.00
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lake Worth, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lake Worth, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lake Worth, FL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	2.8	0.0	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	27
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lake Worth, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lake Worth, FL	2.25
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lake Worth, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2008	Lake Worth, FL	Count	94	87	7
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	267.7	247.7	19.9	2.58
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lake Worth, FL	Count	120	91	29
	Lake Worth, FL	Per 100,000	333.1	252.6	80.5	2.93
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lake Worth, FL	Count	117	85	32
2005	Lake Worth, FL	Count	121	87	34