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

Crime Index, #193

Lake Wales, FL	2,214.76
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 Wales, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lake Wales, FL	Count	0	2	20	45	189	453	27	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	13.3	132.5	298.2	1,252.3	3,001.6	178.9	6.6	2,030
	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 Wales, FL	Count	1	3	15	29	186	396	21	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	6.7	20.2	101.0	195.2	1,252.2	2,665.9	141.4	6.7	1,912
	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 Wales, FL	Count	2	4	10	30	161	288	19	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	13.7	27.4	68.5	205.5	1,103.1	1,973.3	130.2	6.9	1,761
	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 Wales, FL	Count	1	0	23	18	193	623	20	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	6.9	0.0	159.5	124.8	1,338.5	4,320.7	138.7	6.9	2,287
	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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	15	37	161	684	16	0
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	102.8	253.5	1,103.3	4,687.2	109.6	0.0	2,186
	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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	29	39	189	667	16	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	195.0	262.2	1,270.6	4,484.0	107.6	6.7	2,365
	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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	30	42	192	727	25	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	204.4	286.2	1,308.3	4,954.0	170.4	6.8	2,571
	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 Wales, FL	Count	4	0	26	29	147	504	24	1
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	28.1	0.0	182.8	203.8	1,033.2	3,542.6	168.7	7.0	2,387
	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 Wales, FL	Count	1	2	20	31	198	473	35	2
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	7.6	15.2	151.7	235.2	1,501.9	3,588.0	265.5	15.2	2,434
	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

Hate Crime Index

Lake Wales, FL		-0.11
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 Wales, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lake Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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	0.2	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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lake Wales, 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 Wales, FL	2.99
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 Wales, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lake Wales, FL	Count	49	43	6
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	324.7	284.9	39.8	3.05
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	50	43	7
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	336.6	289.5	47.1	3.13
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	46	41	5
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	315.2	280.9	34.3	2.98
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	50	44	6
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	346.8	305.2	41.6	3.26
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	48	43	5
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	328.9	294.7	34.3	3.12
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	52	46	6
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	349.6	309.2	40.3	3.29
	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	Lake Wales, FL	Count	46	40	6
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	313.5	272.6	40.9	2.93
	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 Wales, FL	Count	48	41	7
	Lake Wales, FL	Per 100,000	337.4	288.2	49.2	3.13
	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 Wales, FL	Count	61	42	19
2005	Lake Wales, FL	Count	58	42	16