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The Winter Haven crime rate is higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #252

Winter Haven, FL	3,048.06
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.

Winter Haven, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	14	49	159	284	1,025	42	0
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	5.6	39.0	136.4	442.5	790.3	2,852.4	116.9	0.0	2,092
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	24	46	143	353	1,180	44	4
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	5.7	67.9	130.2	404.8	999.3	3,340.4	124.6	11.3	2,422
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	5	8	59	173	489	1,267	56	2
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	14.4	23.0	169.7	497.7	1,406.8	3,645.1	161.1	5.8	2,779
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	4	12	78	208	458	1,294	105	9
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	11.6	34.9	227.2	605.8	1,333.9	3,768.6	305.8	26.2	3,059
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	10	68	164	368	1,462	85	6
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	5.9	29.4	200.1	482.6	1,083.0	4,302.4	250.1	17.7	2,761
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	3	27	92	167	475	1,388	103	20
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	8.8	79.2	269.8	489.7	1,392.8	4,070.0	302.0	58.6	3,290
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	5	20	78	184	472	1,598	203	19
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	15.2	60.8	237.2	559.5	1,435.3	4,859.2	617.3	57.8	3,691
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	20	76	120	507	1,355	146	9
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	6.3	63.4	240.8	380.3	1,606.7	4,294.0	462.7	28.5	3,263
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	1	30	80	115	496	1,395	149	9
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	3.3	100.0	266.7	383.3	1,653.4	4,650.2	496.7	30.0	3,572
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	21	54	145	392	1,514	151	4
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	7.0	73.7	189.6	509.1	1,376.2	5,315.3	530.1	14.0	3,550
	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

Winter Haven, FL	12.89
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.

Winter Haven, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, 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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, 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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, 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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	5.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	58
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.0	29
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	3.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, 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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Winter Haven, 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

Winter Haven, FL	2.59
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.

Winter Haven, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Winter Haven, FL	Count	110	84	26
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	306.1	233.8	72.4	2.70
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.1	227.5	155.6	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Winter Haven, FL	Count	112	82	30
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	317.1	232.1	84.9	2.75
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Winter Haven, FL	Count	107	83	24
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	307.8	238.8	69.0	2.73
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Winter Haven, FL	Count	104	80	24
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	302.9	233.0	69.9	2.68
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Winter Haven, FL	Count	101	79	22
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	297.2	232.5	64.7	2.65
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Winter Haven, FL	Count	93	74	19
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	272.7	217.0	55.7	2.45
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Winter Haven, FL	Count	103	78	25
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	313.2	237.2	76.0	2.75
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	115	75	40
	Winter Haven, FL	Per 100,000	364.4	237.7	126.8	3.01
	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	Winter Haven, FL	Count	104	72	32
2005	Winter Haven, FL	Count	109	74	35