Healthcare & Safety in Davenport
Davenport has direct, full-service hospital access via AdventHealth Heart of Florida, and crime data from multiple sources consistently places it well below national averages, even where the sources disagree on the exact rate.
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AdventHealth Heart of Florida (formerly Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center), located at 40100 US Highway 27 in Davenport, is a 193-licensed-bed, Medicare-certified, non-profit hospital offering 24/7 emergency services, inpatient care, outpatient services, and surgical procedures. It functions as a tertiary and primary stroke center serving Davenport, Lakeland, Winter Haven, and Haines City.
Crime and safety
Two independently sourced crime trackers broadly agree Davenport runs well below the national average: CrimeGrade.org reports an overall crime rate of about 9.055 per 1,000 residents (89th percentile for safety nationally, with an 'A' grade for violent crime specifically), while a second source cites an overall crime rate of 8.49 versus a national average of 33.37 (violent crime 0.59, property crime 7.91 per 1,000). Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city safest; CrimeGrade's neighborhood-level data puts the chance of being a crime victim at roughly 1 in 150 in the northwest versus about 1 in 54 in the southwest.
Key takeaways
- AdventHealth Heart of Florida (193 licensed beds, 24/7 ER, primary stroke center) provides direct full-service hospital access in Davenport.
- Two independent crime-data sources both place Davenport well below the national crime-rate average (roughly 8.5-9.1 per 1,000 residents vs. a national average around 33), a consistent finding across sources.
- Safety varies by area within the city -- the northwest is generally considered safest (about 1-in-150 victimization odds) versus the southwest (about 1-in-54) per CrimeGrade neighborhood data.
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