Lemon Grove is policed by the county: what that means
Lemon Grove has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Hardee County. The Hardee 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 Lemon Grove alone, and no Safety Grade. Lake Wales, 23 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (C). Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 2.
What stands out about safety in Lemon Grove
Policed by the county
Lemon Grove is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lemon Grove. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Lake Wales (C, 23 mi), Bartow (C−, 23 mi), Arcadia (C, 29 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lemon Grove. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Hardee County without police of their own, which include Lemon Grove.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2024 offenses reported by the Hardee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wales | C | 23 mi | 3.2 | 16.8 |
| Bartow | C− | 23 mi | 4.1 | 16.6 |
| Arcadia | C | 29 mi | 4.6 | 11.5 |
| Lake Hamilton | C+ | 32 mi | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| Winter Haven | C | 32 mi | 2.8 | 15.7 |
| Haines City | B+ | 36 mi | 1.0 | 7.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lemon Grove. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lemon Grove.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Lemon Grove’s roads in 2019–2023
Lemon Grove had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is more than 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 Lemon Grove’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lemon Grove’s own rate (109.7) 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.
Lemon Grove and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
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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 Lemon Grove
Is Lemon Grove, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lemon Grove. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Lake Wales (C, 23 mi), Bartow (C−, 23 mi), Arcadia (C, 29 mi).
Who polices Lemon Grove?
The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office. Lemon Grove is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hardee 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.