Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Tampa are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Tampa. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Tampa neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Florida’s statewide median.
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the safest Tampa hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Tampa.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 71 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Tampa.” We’re lookin’ at you, New Tampa.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Tampa for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Tampa | |
| 2 | Hunters Green | |
| 3 | Belmar Gardens | |
| 3 | Tampa Palms | |
| 5 | West Meadows | |
| 6 | Virginia Park | |
| 6 | River Grove | |
| 6 | Palma Ceia | |
| 9 | Interbay | |
| 10 | Bayshore Beautiful | |
| 11 | Culbreath | |
| 12 | Golf View | |
| 12 | Parkland Estates | |
| 14 | Ballast Point | |
| 14 | Port Tampa City | |
| 16 | Beach Park | |
| 16 | North Hyde Park | |
| 18 | Cory Lake Isles | |
| 18 | Tampa-Bayshore Gardens | |
| 20 | Bayside West | |
| 21 | Davis Island | |
| 21 | Harbour Island | |
| 23 | Bon Air North | |
| 24 | Rattlesnake | |
| 25 | Gandy-Sun Bay South | |
| 26 | Palma Ceia West | |
| 27 | Riverside Heights | |
| 27 | Fairoaks | |
| 27 | Temple Park | |
| 30 | Swann Estates | |
| 31 | Riverside | |
| 32 | Oakford Park | |
| 33 | Forest Hills | |
| 34 | Northeast Macfarlane | |
| 35 | Plaza Terrace | |
| 36 | Bon Air | |
| 37 | Seminol Heights | |
| 38 | Ridgewood Park | |
| 39 | Wellswood | |
| 40 | Lowry Park Central | |
| 41 | Northview Hills | |
| 42 | South Seminol Heights | |
| 43 | West Riverfront | |
| 44 | Temple Crest | |
| 45 | University Square | |
| 46 | College Hill | |
| 47 | Courier City | |
| 48 | Live Oaks Square | |
| 49 | Palmetto Beach | |
| 50 | Channelside | |
| 51 | Orient Park | |
| 52 | Beasley | |
| 53 | Woodland Terrace | |
| 54 | Northeast | |
| 55 | Old West Tampa | |
| 56 | Old Seminol Heights | |
| 56 | Carver City | |
| 58 | Tampa International Airport Area | |
| 59 | East Tampa | |
| 60 | North Tampa | |
| 61 | West Shore Palms | |
| 62 | Tampa Heights | |
| 63 | Florence | |
| 64 | Grant Park | |
| 65 | Ybor City | |
| 66 | Highland Pines | |
| 67 | Downtown | |
| 68 | East Ybor | |
| 69 | Sulphur Springs | |
| 70 | Drew Park | |
| 71 | Historic Ybor |
Source: FBI UCR. All 71 Tampa neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Tampa
Looking at the data, you can tell that New Tampa is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Tampa are New Tampa, Hunters Green, Belmar Gardens, Tampa Palms, West Meadows, Virginia Park, River Grove, Palma Ceia, Interbay, and Bayshore Beautiful.
But as most Florida residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Florida? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Tampa FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Tampa?
New Tampa is the safest neighborhood in Tampa for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Hunters Green and Belmar Gardens are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Tampa?
The safest neighborhoods in Tampa are New Tampa, Hunters Green, Belmar Gardens, Tampa Palms, West Meadows, Virginia Park, River Grove, Palma Ceia, Interbay, and Bayshore Beautiful. We ranked all 71 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Historic Ybor posts the highest crime rate of the 71 Tampa neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Tampa ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
