St. Petersburg, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In St. Petersburg, FL Summary

Crime in St. Petersburg research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg:

  • There were 8,486 total crimes committed in St. Petersburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,292.4 total crimes per 100K people in St. Petersburg.
  • The overall crime rate in St. Petersburg is 41.66% above the national average.
  • St. Petersburg ranks #226 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • St. Petersburg ranks #8,434 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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St. Petersburg Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in St. Petersburg is 3,292.4 per 100,000 people. That's 41.66% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 52.92% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
St. Petersburg
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 8,486 3,292.4 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 16 6.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 202 78.4 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,304 505.9 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,622 629.3 383.6 369.8
Burglary 771 299.1 240.6 269.8
Larceny 5,253 2,038.1 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 840 325.9 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 6,864 2,663.1 1,769.4 1,954.4

St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg

1,622
Violent Crimes
629.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
70.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,622 violent crimes in St. Petersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in St. Petersburg is 629.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 158.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in St. Petersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 70.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.05% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In St. Petersburg

6,864
Property Crimes
2,663.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
36.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,864 property crimes in St. Petersburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in St. Petersburg is 2,663.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in St. Petersburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 36.26% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.51% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around St. Petersburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
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
Oldsmar, FL 15,218 211 1,386.5 1,242.0 144.6
Gulfport, FL 12,378 380 3,070.0 2,819.5 250.4
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

St. Petersburg SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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