Crime & Safety in Lakewood Ranch
Lakewood Ranch reads as an unusually low-crime community by national comparison, per CrimeGrade.org's aggregation of local crime data -- consistently ranking in the safest percentile bracket across nearly every category measured.
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Learn moreOverall crime is very low by national comparison
CrimeGrade.org places Lakewood Ranch's overall crime rate at 4.571 incidents per 1,000 residents in a typical year, putting it in the 99th percentile for safety -- safer than 99% of neighborhoods nationally by their methodology.
Violent crime is especially rare
The violent crime rate is reported at 0.89 per 1,000 residents, also in the 99th percentile nationally. Specific sub-categories run even lower: an assault rate of 0.4898 per 1,000 and a murder rate of 0.0046 per 1,000 residents in a typical year, per CrimeGrade.org.
Drug-related crime is the highest of the categories measured, though still low overall
The drug-related crime rate is reported at 0.7256 per 1,000 residents -- higher than the assault or murder rates but still low in absolute terms compared to national urban averages.
A modeled economic-cost figure, for context
CrimeGrade.org's 2025 estimate puts the economic cost of crime at $179 per household -- a modeled aggregate figure meant to translate crime statistics into a single comparative number rather than a literal expected cost to any individual household.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade.org rates Lakewood Ranch in the 99th percentile for overall safety (4.571 incidents/1,000 residents in a typical year).
- Violent crime is rare: 0.89/1,000 residents overall (99th percentile), with an assault rate of 0.4898/1,000 and a murder rate of 0.0046/1,000.
- Drug-related crime (0.7256/1,000) is the highest individual category measured but still low in absolute terms.
- CrimeGrade's 2025 modeled economic-cost-of-crime estimate is $179/household -- a comparative statistic, not a literal per-household cost.
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