Who polices Lakewood Park, and what they report
A 25-mile circle around it holds 3 towns with a grade. Of the graded towns, Vero Beach is the closest, at A. Lakewood Park has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in St. Lucie County. The St. Lucie 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 Lakewood Park alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Lakewood Park
Policed by the county
Lakewood Park is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lakewood Park. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Vero Beach (A, 7 mi), Sebastian (B−, 18 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 19 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lakewood Park. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Lucie County without police of their own, which include Lakewood Park.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the St. Lucie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero Beach | A | 7 mi | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Sebastian | B− | 18 mi | 1.5 | 11.1 |
| Fellsmere | A− | 19 mi | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| Stuart | C− | 25 mi | 3.6 | 19.4 |
| Palm Bay | C+ | 33 mi | 3.1 | 9.5 |
| West Melbourne | B− | 39 mi | 1.6 | 11.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lakewood Park. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lakewood Park.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Eight people died in crashes on Lakewood Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Lakewood Park had 8 fatal crashes in five years, in which eight people died; 3 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Lakewood Park’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lakewood Park’s own rate (11.5) 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.
Lakewood Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Ridge | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Florida Ridge 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 Lakewood Park
Is Lakewood Park, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lakewood Park. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Vero Beach (A, 7 mi), Sebastian (B−, 18 mi), Fellsmere (A−, 19 mi).
Who polices Lakewood Park?
The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office. Lakewood Park is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Lucie County without police of their own.
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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.