Auburndale, FL carries a PlainCrime B safety grade with violent crime 38% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Auburndale, FL shows violent crime at 216.8 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 2,117.5 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 38% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade B from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
B safety grade
216.8/100K violent
2117.5/100K property
-38% vs U.S.
The verdict
Auburndale earns a B safety grade: violent crime runs 38% below the U.S. average, placing it higher-crime than most U.S. cities.
B
PlainCrime safety grade
-38%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
42nd
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
2,117.5
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Auburndale, FL
Comparable rate records
Auburndale's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Florida cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Auburndale's 216.8 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Crestview (214.0), Plantation (210.0), Marianna (208.6), Winter Park (204.3). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window lower
Across 4 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 305.1 per 100,000 in 2020 to 216.8 in 2024 (-28.9%). The highest observed value was 312.4 in 2022 and the lowest 216.8 in 2024. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 9.3% of the 506 Part I offenses reported in Auburndale for 2024, against a median of 13.5% across comparable Florida cities — a gap of 4.2 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Position in the state cohort
Auburndale sits mid-pack among comparable Florida cities
At 216.8 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Auburndale ranks 59 of 126 — above 67 of the 125 other Florida cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +12.5% against the cohort median of 192.7. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate Auburndale's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
-15.8%
257.6 → 216.8/100K
Property Crime Rate
+3.5%
2046.2 → 2117.5/100K
Property offenses lead Auburndale's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs FL
Property Crime
459
2117.5
1030
Larceny-Theft
386
1780.7
-
Burglary
62
286
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
11
50.7
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
47
216.8
210.3
Aggravated Assault
37
170.7
-
Robbery
6
27.7
-
Rape
3
13.8
-
Murder
1
4.6
-
Auburndale Crime Trend (2020-2024)
The chart omits 2021 rather than drawing an unsupported zero or partial-coverage dip. The table preserves the year and marks the gap.
Auburndale property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 4 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
2,117.5/100K↑3.5%vs 2023
Auburndale violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · fell · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
216.8/100K↓15.8%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
17,046
305.1
2956.7
556
2021
Insufficient reporting
17,633
-
-
-
2022
Comparable
19,208
312.4
2420.9
525
2023
Comparable
20,184
257.6
2046.2
465
2024
Comparable
21,677
216.8
2117.5
506
How Auburndale sits among FL peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Auburndale Police Department Summary Reporting (SRS)
Auburndale's crime figures on this page originate from Auburndale Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via the traditional Summary Reporting System (SRS): aggregate monthly offense counts rather than incident-level detail.
Similar-Size Cities in Florida
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Florida cities closest to Auburndale in population. Their populations run from 20,109 to 22,065, against 21,677 here. Or use our
side-by-side compare tool
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These Florida cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Auburndale's 216.8/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Auburndale has a violent crime rate of 216.8 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2117.5 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Auburndale, FL safe? ▼
Auburndale receives a safety grade of B (Above Average), with a safety score of 60/100. The violent crime rate is 38% below the national average and 3% above the Florida average.
What is the population of Auburndale, FL? ▼
The reporting population for Auburndale is 21,677 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Auburndale? ▼
In 2024, Auburndale reported 47 violent crimes and 459 property crimes, for a total of 506 reported offenses.
How do Auburndale's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Auburndale recorded about one reported offense per 43 residents and one reported violent offense per 461 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Auburndale? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Auburndale's violent crime rate decreased by 15.8%, and the property crime rate increased by 3.5%.
What is the most common crime in Auburndale? ▼
The most common crime type in Auburndale is larceny-theft, accounting for 76.3% of all reported crimes (386 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Auburndale figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Auburndale, FL rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.