The police behind Lake Magdalene’s crime figures
Lake Magdalene has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough 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 Magdalene alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Temple Terrace, 7 miles away, at C. 2 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Lake Magdalene
Policed by the county
Lake Magdalene is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lake Magdalene. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Temple Terrace (C, 7 mi), Tampa (C, 8 mi), Oldsmar (C+, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Magdalene. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Hillsborough County without police of their own, which include Lake Magdalene.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Hillsborough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Terrace | C | 7 mi | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| Tampa | C | 8 mi | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Oldsmar | C+ | 12 mi | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Safety Harbor | B+ | 14 mi | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Tarpon Springs | C+ | 19 mi | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Clearwater | C | 19 mi | 2.8 | 15.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Magdalene. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Magdalene.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
27 people died in crashes on Lake Magdalene’s roads in 2019–2023
Lake Magdalene had 25 fatal crashes in five years, in which 27 people died; 6 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
That is 16.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 towns).
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.
Lake Magdalene and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | C | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Lutz | — | — | — |
| Carrollwood | — | — | — |
| University | — | — | — |
| Northdale | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lutz, Carrollwood, University and Northdale are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their 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 Lake Magdalene
Is Lake Magdalene, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lake Magdalene. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Temple Terrace (C, 7 mi), Tampa (C, 8 mi), Oldsmar (C+, 12 mi).
Who polices Lake Magdalene?
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Lake Magdalene is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hillsborough County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lake Magdalene.
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.