Gulfport, FL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Gulfport, FL Summary

Crime in Gulfport research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Gulfport over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Gulfport:

  • There were 290 total crimes committed in Gulfport in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,496.1 total crimes per 100K people in Gulfport.
  • The overall crime rate in Gulfport is 17.78% above the national average.
  • Gulfport ranks #120 safest out of 160 cities in Florida.
  • Gulfport ranks #8,039 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Gulfport Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gulfport is 2,496.1 per 100,000 people. That's 17.78% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 47.92% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 1,687.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gulfport
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 290 2,496.1 1,687.5 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.9 5.0
Robbery 7 60.3 38.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 215.2 197.1 256.0
Violent Crime 36 309.9 267.1 359.0
Burglary 39 335.7 152.5 229.0
Larceny 197 1,695.6 1,144.9 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 154.9 123.0 259.0
Property Crime 254 2,186.3 1,420.4 1,760.0

Gulfport Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Gulfport

36
Violent Crimes
309.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-13.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 violent crimes in Gulfport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gulfport is 309.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 322.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gulfport each year. That compares to a 1 in 374.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -13.69% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.02% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 267.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gulfport

254
Property Crimes
2,186.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
24.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 254 property crimes in Gulfport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gulfport is 2,186.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Gulfport each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 24.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.92% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,420.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Gulfport

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
St. Petersburg, FL 264,999 8,158 3,078.5 2,458.9 619.6
Clearwater, FL 116,899 2,541 2,173.7 1,833.2 340.5
Largo, FL 82,489 2,050 2,485.2 2,160.3 324.9
Bradenton, FL 57,503 1,331 2,314.7 1,866.0 448.7
Pinellas Park, FL 53,481 1,305 2,440.1 2,206.4 233.7
Seminole, FL 19,201 397 2,067.6 1,874.9 192.7
Safety Harbor, FL 16,924 139 821.3 691.3 130.0
St. Pete Beach, FL 8,687 212 2,440.4 2,129.6 310.8
Treasure Island, FL 6,504 131 2,014.1 1,829.6 184.5
South Pasadena, FL 5,268 75 1,423.7 1,271.8 151.9

Gulfport SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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