Safety in Bay Lake, FL: what is reported
The FBI holds no crime figures for Bay Lake alone for 2023–2025, so it can’t be graded. Kissimmee, 11 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C−). Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 13.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kissimmee | C− | 11 mi | 4.4 | 18.2 |
| Edgewood | B− | 14 mi | 1.6 | 11.0 |
| Davenport | A | 16 mi | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Haines City | B+ | 19 mi | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| Lake Alfred | B+ | 19 mi | 0.8 | 9.7 |
| Winter Park | C | 20 mi | 2.2 | 18.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Bay Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Bay Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Two people died in crashes on Bay Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Bay Lake had 2 fatal crashes in five years, in which two people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Bay Lake’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Bay Lake’s own rate (1904.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Bay Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon West | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Horizon West is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Bay Lake
Is Bay Lake, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Bay Lake. Bay Lake has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Kissimmee (C−, 11 mi), Edgewood (B−, 14 mi), Davenport (A, 16 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Bay Lake.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.