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St. Petersburg, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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 St. Petersburg, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 40.436.722.7
 71.575.835.4

The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.


YOU SHOULD KNOW

Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.

Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.


  Cities with the Least Crime Near St. Petersburg, FloridaCrime Index
 Indian Shores, FL17.3
 Redington Beach, FL17.4
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 Safety Harbor, FL19.1
 St. Leo, FL19.2
 Belleair Beach, FL20.0
 Belleair Bluffs, FL21.0
 Heritage Pines, FL21.0
 Tierra Verde, FL21.1
 Spring Lake, FL21.2

Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
33311, 33312, 33308, 33304, 33301, 33315, 33305, 33316, 33306

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