Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Lake Harbor is South Bay, 4 miles away
Lake Harbor has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Palm Beach County. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Lake Harbor alone, and no Safety Grade. The surrounding 10 miles hold 2 graded places to compare with.
What stands out about safety in Lake Harbor
Policed by the county
Lake Harbor is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lake Harbor. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are South Bay (D, 4 mi), Belle Glade (D−, 9 mi), Pahokee (D, 13 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Harbor. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Palm Beach County without police of their own, which include Lake Harbor.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bay | D | 4 mi | 8.5 | 17.9 |
| Belle Glade | D− | 9 mi | 11.8 | 23.9 |
| Pahokee | D | 13 mi | 9.6 | 23.7 |
| Westlake | B | 32 mi | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| Wellington | B | 33 mi | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| Royal Palm Beach | B− | 36 mi | 1.9 | 13.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Harbor. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Harbor.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Lake Harbor and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Lake Harbor
Is Lake Harbor, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lake Harbor. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are South Bay (D, 4 mi), Belle Glade (D−, 9 mi), Pahokee (D, 13 mi).
Who polices Lake Harbor?
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Lake Harbor is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Palm Beach County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lake Harbor.
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.