Lake Worth, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Worth, TX Summary

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

  • There were 370 total crimes committed in Lake Worth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,953.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Worth.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Worth is 242.21% above the national average.
  • Lake Worth ranks #674 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Lake Worth ranks #9,763 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 Worth Vs Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Worth is 7,953.6 per 100,000 people. That's 242.21% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 195.51% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Worth
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 370 7,953.6 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.6 6.3
Robbery 2 43.0 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 20 429.9 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 29 623.4 446.5 369.8
Burglary 22 472.9 370.7 269.8
Larceny 292 6,276.9 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 27 580.4 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 341 7,330.2 2,245.0 1,954.4

Lake Worth Crime Compared To Texas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lake Worth

29
Violent Crimes
623.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
68.57%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Lake Worth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Worth is 623.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 160.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Worth each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 68.57% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 39.63% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Worth

341
Property Crimes
7,330.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
275.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 341 property crimes in Lake Worth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Worth is 7,330.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 13.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Worth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 275.06% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 226.51% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Worth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fort Worth, TX 948,605 30,754 3,242.0 2,739.7 502.3
North Richland Hills, TX 70,108 1,552 2,213.7 1,986.9 226.8
Bedford, TX 48,579 1,174 2,416.7 2,206.7 210.0
Keller, TX 45,080 345 765.3 667.7 97.6
Hurst, TX 39,796 1,036 2,603.3 2,357.0 246.3
Weatherford, TX 36,796 702 1,907.8 1,712.1 195.7
Southlake, TX 30,949 392 1,266.6 1,214.9 51.7
Colleyville, TX 25,897 128 494.3 436.3 57.9
Saginaw, TX 23,993 360 1,500.4 1,254.5 245.9
Watauga, TX 23,027 325 1,411.4 1,237.7 173.7

Lake Worth SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
6
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