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Winter Haven score: 36/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Winter Haven safe? United States travel risk

Is Winter Haven safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Winter Haven scores 36/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Winter Haven scores 36/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Winter Haven: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 36 is higher than the scores of 44% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Positioned at 28.0118° N, 81.7014° W in Florida, Winter Haven features an altitude of 50 m. The settlement is located 1,286.3 km NNE from Washington.

Region
Florida
Coordinates
28.0118° N, 81.7014° W
Elevation
50 m
Time Zone
America/New_York
Population
296,830
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Tampa (73.0 km W).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) 31.4 km W
Hospital Care Winter Haven Women's Hospital 2.5 km W
Police Station Polk County Sheriff's Office Community Policing Unit Cypress Gardens 1.8 km SE
Railway Terminal Winter Haven 3.5 km WSW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods — — — — — — — — — 1 — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Winter Haven happened in October (1 of 1 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Lakeland 15
25.3 km W
Kissimmee 15
42.8 km NE
Brandon 15
59.4 km W
Riverview 15
62.7 km WSW
Orlando 42
62.9 km NE
Tampa 62
73.0 km W

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