Gulfport, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Gulfport:

  • There were 380 total crimes committed in Gulfport the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,070.0 total crimes per 100K people in Gulfport.
  • The overall crime rate in Gulfport is 32.09% above the national average.
  • Gulfport ranks #215 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Gulfport ranks #8,210 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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Gulfport Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Gulfport is 3,070.0 per 100,000 people. That's 32.09% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 42.59% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Gulfport
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 380 3,070.0 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 8 64.6 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 137.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 31 250.4 383.6 369.8
Burglary 30 242.4 240.6 269.8
Larceny 274 2,213.6 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 45 363.5 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 349 2,819.5 1,769.4 1,954.4

Gulfport 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 Gulfport

31
Violent Crimes
250.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Gulfport in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Gulfport is 250.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 399.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Gulfport each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.71% lower than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Gulfport

349
Property Crimes
2,819.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.27%
Above The National Average
  • There were 349 property crimes in Gulfport in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Gulfport is 2,819.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 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 44.27% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 59.35% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 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 257,745 8,486 3,292.4 2,663.1 629.3
Clearwater, FL 116,303 2,669 2,294.9 1,899.3 395.5
Largo, FL 82,167 2,176 2,648.3 2,286.8 361.5
Bradenton, FL 56,316 1,275 2,264.0 1,811.2 452.8
Pinellas Park, FL 53,045 1,803 3,399.0 3,110.6 288.4
Seminole, FL 19,017 379 1,993.0 1,740.5 252.4
Safety Harbor, FL 18,144 242 1,333.8 1,162.9 170.9
St. Pete Beach, FL 9,616 212 2,204.7 1,975.9 228.8
Treasure Island, FL 6,946 251 3,613.6 3,095.3 518.3
South Pasadena, FL 5,111 71 1,389.2 1,310.9 78.3

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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