Crime in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area, Florida

The crime rate in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area is lower than the national average. According to the recent statistics, the violent crime rate is 20 while the US average is 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate is 32 while the US average is 35.4. This shows that people living in this area can feel safer than elsewhere in the country. The local authorities have taken several measures over recent years to make sure public safety remains high and maintain a low crime rate for all citizens living in this metro area.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area violent crime is 20.0. (The US average is 22.7)

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metro Area property crime is 32.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Jacksonville, Florida. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Jacksonville, Florida. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Tampa, FL Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	2073.5	12.3	76.4	709.3	1275.4	8866	2007.2	4983.3	1875.6
2001	2125.2	10.9	68.1	757.8	1288.4	9068.8	1958.2	5006.6	2104
2002	1981.9	11.7	64.3	735.5	1170.4	9167.7	1980	5069.9	2117.7
2003	1786.5	12.8	69.2	551.2	1153.3	8865.2	1991.2	5208.7	1665.3
2004	1594.7	9.2	55.7	435.2	1094.5	7648.5	1871.6	4564.5	1212.5
2005	1430.5	6.1	63.8	352.5	1008.1	6160.7	1493.5	3818.4	848.8
2006	1158.1	7.5	40.1	365.3	745.1	5668.1	1342.7	3394.1	931.3
2007	1060.1	8.3	23.7	357.3	670.8	4974.5	1251.7	3081.1	641.7
2008	883	8	24.6	313.4	536.9	4600	1216.3	2863.7	520
2009	752.2	5.8	23.2	263.3	460	3754	1014.1	2345.7	394.2
2010	623.9	7.8	13.5	196.6	405.9	3292.7	900.2	2151.6	240.9
2011	654.7	8.2	17	172.5	457	3054.2	798.7	2069.4	186
2012	616.4	6.6	12.3	163.4	434.2	2835.9	705.9	1956.9	173.1
2013	596.9	8	22.2	165.1	401.6	2511.4	555.1	1799	157.4
2014	582.4	7.8	17.4	143.9	413.3	2427.7	509.6	1779.5	138.6
2015	630.7	9.3	21.1	184.1	416	2295.9	503	1629.3	163.6
2016	507	7.7	21.3	129.8	348.2	2075	392.9	1515	167.1
2017	464.4	10.1	31.5	105.6	317.2	1743.7	321.3	1274.8	147.5
2018	406.7	6.9	25.4	84.5	289.9	1673.5	266.4	1290	117.1
2019	405	7.7	30	71.2	296.1	1628.7	255.2	1242.9	130.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Tampa, FL	405.0	1,628.7	292,941	5	2019
Temple Terrace, FL	265.7	2,114.1	26,854	9	2019
Oldsmar, FL	113.4	1,434.3	13,911	9	2019
Safety Harbor, FL	93.5	907.7	17,732	11	2019
Clearwater, FL	399.3	2,392.3	110,677	15	2019
Pinellas Park, FL	384.4	3,803.0	47,481	16	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Jacksonville, FL	647.4	3,309.5	790,972	168	2019
Atlanta, GA	768.8	4,654.4	430,066	412	2018
Charlotte, NC	739.4	3,925.8	604,931	506	2019
Nashville, TN	1,073.1	4,041.1	564,169	615	2019
Memphis, TN	1,901.4	6,128.4	669,264	656	2019
Louisville, KY	686.9	3,891.5	677,710	723	2019

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