Bowling Green, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bowling Green, FL Summary

Crime in Bowling Green research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bowling Green over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bowling Green:

  • There were 31 total crimes committed in Bowling Green the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,251.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bowling Green.
  • The overall crime rate in Bowling Green is -46.17% below the national average.
  • Bowling Green ranks #76 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Bowling Green ranks #4,555 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Bowling Green Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bowling Green is 1,251.0 per 100,000 people. That's -46.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -41.90% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bowling Green
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 31 1,251.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 161.4 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 9 363.2 383.6 369.8
Burglary 4 161.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 10 403.6 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 322.8 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 22 887.8 1,769.4 1,954.4

Bowling Green Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Bowling Green

9
Violent Crimes
363.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-1.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bowling Green is 363.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 275.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -1.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.32% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bowling Green

22
Property Crimes
887.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 property crimes in Bowling Green in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bowling Green is 887.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bowling Green each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.57% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.82% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bowling Green

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Highland, IL 10,026 80 797.9 708.2 89.8
Wauchula, FL 4,993 97 1,942.7 1,522.1 420.6

Bowling Green SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
5
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