Tampa, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tampa, FL Summary

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

  • There were 8,468 total crimes committed in Tampa the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,170.5 total crimes per 100K people in Tampa.
  • The overall crime rate in Tampa is -6.61% below the national average.
  • Tampa ranks #151 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Tampa ranks #6,895 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Tampa Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tampa is 2,170.5 per 100,000 people. That's -6.61% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 0.81% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tampa
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,468 2,170.5 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 43 11.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 315 80.7 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,447 370.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,938 496.7 383.6 369.8
Burglary 756 193.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 5,064 1,298.0 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 710 182.0 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 6,530 1,673.7 1,769.4 1,954.4

Tampa Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Tampa

1,938
Violent Crimes
496.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
34.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,938 violent crimes in Tampa in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tampa is 496.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tampa each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 34.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 29.50% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tampa

6,530
Property Crimes
1,673.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-14.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6,530 property crimes in Tampa in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tampa is 1,673.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tampa each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -14.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.41% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tampa

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pinellas Park, FL 53,045 1,803 3,399.0 3,110.6 288.4
Temple Terrace, FL 27,392 586 2,139.3 1,843.6 295.7
Safety Harbor, FL 18,144 242 1,333.8 1,162.9 170.9

Tampa SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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