Photo: Elisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 4.0Lake Worth Beach reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Lake Worth Beach’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #120 of 128 graded towns in Florida.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Lake Worth Beach
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Florida towns on Lake Worth Beach’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Palm Beach (B−), West Palm Beach (D). Lake Clarke Shores and Lantana have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Lake Worth Beach’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Florida.
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| Year | Lake Worth Beach property | Rest of Florida property | Lake Worth Beach violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 28.5 | 19.2 | 9.3 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 26.6 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 22.4 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Lake Worth Beach’s police reported 1,032 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Lake Worth Beach | Rest of Florida | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 22 property crimes reported
And about 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
1,285 crimes reported in 2025
352 violent and 933 property, as reported to the FBI by Lake Worth Beach’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
43 people died in crashes on Lake Worth Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Lake Worth Beach had 42 fatal crashes in five years, in which 43 people died; 18 were pedestrians and 6 were cyclists. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 19.8 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 Worth Beach and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth Beach | D | 8.4 | 25.8 |
| Lake Clarke Shores | — | — | — |
| Lantana | — | — | — |
| Palm Beach | B− | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| West Palm Beach | D | 5.9 | 19.7 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lake Clarke Shores and Lantana have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Worth Beach | D | 8.4 | 25.8 |
| Haines City | B+ | 1.0 | 7.2 |
| Cutler Bay | B− | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Royal Palm Beach | B− | 1.9 | 13.0 |
| Greenacres | C+ | 2.4 | 12.1 |
| North Miami Beach | D | 5.7 | 26.6 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Lake Worth Beach’s population (43,970), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Lake Worth Beach. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Lake Worth Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (41,673 in 2025); our figure for Lake Worth Beach is 43,970 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Worth Beach
Is Lake Worth Beach, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lake Worth Beach reports more crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #120 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 8.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Lake Worth Beach?
8.4 violent and 25.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.3 and 17.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Lake Worth Beach?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Lake Worth Beach in 2025?
Lake Worth Beach’s police reported 6 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 14.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Lake Worth Beach safer than Palm Beach?
Palm Beach reports less crime per resident than Lake Worth Beach: Palm Beach grades B− for safety and Lake Worth Beach D. Palm Beach’s police reported 1.3 violent and 13.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lake Worth Beach?
Lake Worth Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lake Worth”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.