Tarpon Springs, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Tarpon Springs, FL Summary

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

  • There were 457 total crimes committed in Tarpon Springs the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,770.1 total crimes per 100K people in Tarpon Springs.
  • The overall crime rate in Tarpon Springs is -23.84% below the national average.
  • Tarpon Springs ranks #125 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Tarpon Springs ranks #6,016 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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Tarpon Springs Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Tarpon Springs is 1,770.1 per 100,000 people. That's -23.84% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.79% lower than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Tarpon Springs
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 457 1,770.1 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.9 6.3
Robbery 13 50.4 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 73 282.7 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 109 422.2 383.6 369.8
Burglary 34 131.7 240.6 269.8
Larceny 282 1,092.3 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 32 123.9 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 348 1,347.9 1,769.4 1,954.4

Tarpon Springs 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 Tarpon Springs

109
Violent Crimes
422.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Tarpon Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Tarpon Springs is 422.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Tarpon Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.06% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Tarpon Springs

348
Property Crimes
1,347.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 348 property crimes in Tarpon Springs in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Tarpon Springs is 1,347.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Tarpon Springs each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -23.82% lower than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Tarpon Springs

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
Dunedin, FL 36,675 429 1,169.7 1,025.2 144.5
Safety Harbor, FL 18,144 242 1,333.8 1,162.9 170.9
New Port Richey, FL 17,249 557 3,229.2 2,527.7 701.5
Oldsmar, FL 15,218 211 1,386.5 1,242.0 144.6
Port Richey, FL 2,963 179 6,041.2 5,636.2 405.0

Tarpon Springs SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
5
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