Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
Lecanto has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lecanto is 1 in 129. How does Lecanto fare compared to other communities in Florida of all population sizes? Lecanto's crime rate is lower than approximately 71% of Florida communities.
However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Lecanto has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lecanto is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Lecanto does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lecanto.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Lecanto's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Lecanto is one in 630.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Lecanto is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Lecanto than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 162.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
10 |
39 |
49 |
Crime Rate
|
1.59 |
6.19 |
7.78 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |