Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Bartow has a violent crime rate of 379 per 100,000 residents, 0% below the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 275.9 per 100,000, robbery at 49.3, rape at 44.3. The murder rate is 9.9 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 3,020 per 100,000, 54% above the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 2,419, burglary at 483, vehicle theft at 118 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 121 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 91 federally declared disasters. Overall, Bartow receives a safety grade of F.