Lehigh Acres, FL Crime


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Lehigh Acres, FL has a significantly higher rate of violent and property crimes than the national average. Specifically, the violent crime rate is 32.2 compared with the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate is 52.7 compared with the US average of 35.4. This means that residents of Lehigh Acres face an increased risk of becoming victims of either type of crime when compared to other parts of the country. In order to reduce this risk, it is important for local law enforcement and community organizations to work together to address this issue and create a safer environment for all residents.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lehigh Acres violent crime is 32.2. (The US average is 22.7)
Lehigh Acres property crime is 52.7. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Lehigh Acres, Florida does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Fort Myers, Florida. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Fort Myers, Florida. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Fort Myers, FL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
20002303.86.179.7907.61310.310063.421755494.72393.7
20012432.414.280.9847.21490.28896.61939.152511706.5
20022130.431.755.57321311.28021.91471.949751575
20031896.823.657540.61275.76702.81311.14186.81204.9
20041974.628.876.75791290.27054.91228.94520.51305.5
20051782.12459.2571.21127.65654.91094.43416.21144.3
20061577.125.264550.4937.54897.9944.22846.21107.5
20071490.127.542.1542878.55431.2931.93664.5834.8
20081224.116.953.8354.8798.75133.1986.13603.3543.7
20091221.825.434.3337.28254223.41059.22716.7447.6
20101056.710.643.9230.1772.14086.1950.82841.7293.7
20111219.431.750.7269.2867.84779.31056.33409.5313.6
20121171.237.340.4267.2826.43644787.52545.9310.7
20131125.21567.3276.8766.13409.9586.52582.5240.9
2014110315.861.7248.1777.43121.1527.82409.7183.6
20151016.119.151.9243.17023015.7572.32185.3258.1
20161236.619.671.8210.29352824.5462.32075287.3
201794112.566.3234628.12761.64682010.8282.8
2018702.913.364176.3449.22759.5454.11995310.4
2019570.910.639.9110.44102293287.81824.3180.9

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Fort Myers, FL570.92,293.046,295112019
Cape Coral, FL116.41,120.6184,346212019
Punta Gorda, FL88.01,358.914,501292019
Sanibel, FL39.9598.07,505302019
Naples, FL49.21,444.021,757332019
Arcadia, FL664.71,281.18,274442019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Fort Myers, FL570.92,293.046,295112019
North Port, FL135.41,377.931,632452019
Sarasota, FL545.63,176.054,442742019
Bradenton, FL612.42,507.649,858832019
Weston, FL45.9503.265,288852019
Wellington, FL98.01,186.539,964862019

   Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

   Crime by Location

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I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 6 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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