Lake Helen, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Helen, FL Summary

Crime in Lake Helen research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lake Helen 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 Lake Helen:

  • There were 21 total crimes committed in Lake Helen the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 732.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Helen.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Helen is -68.48% below the national average.
  • Lake Helen ranks #33 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Lake Helen ranks #2,763 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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Lake Helen Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Helen is 732.5 per 100,000 people. That's -68.48% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -65.98% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Helen
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 21 732.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 174.4 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 6 209.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 3 104.6 240.6 269.8
Larceny 12 418.6 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 15 523.2 1,769.4 1,954.4

Lake Helen 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 Lake Helen

6
Violent Crimes
209.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-43.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Lake Helen in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Helen is 209.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 477.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Helen each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -43.41% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -45.44% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Helen

15
Property Crimes
523.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.23%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Lake Helen in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Helen is 523.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 191.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Helen each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.23% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -70.43% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Helen

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Daytona Beach, FL 77,130 2,779 3,603.0 2,674.7 928.3
Port Orange, FL 64,037 867 1,353.9 1,308.6 45.3
Sanford, FL 60,602 2,148 3,544.4 2,965.2 579.2
DeLand, FL 39,924 872 2,184.1 1,800.9 383.2
New Smyrna Beach, FL 31,839 322 1,011.3 844.9 166.5
Edgewater, FL 24,166 408 1,688.3 1,555.9 132.4
Lake Mary, FL 16,469 220 1,335.8 1,208.3 127.5
South Daytona, FL 13,712 211 1,538.8 1,349.2 189.6
Orange, MA 7,556 140 1,852.8 1,442.6 410.3

Lake Helen SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
5
Education
6
Commute
6
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