Photo: Piperpet · CC BY-SA 4.0Safety in Gibsonton: figures, but no grade
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Tampa (C), 11 miles away. Gibsonton has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Gibsonton alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 13 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in Gibsonton
Policed by the county
Gibsonton is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Gibsonton. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Tampa (C, 11 mi), Temple Terrace (C, 15 mi), St. Petersburg (D, 17 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Gibsonton. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Hillsborough County without police of their own, which include Gibsonton.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | C | 11 mi | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Temple Terrace | C | 15 mi | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| St. Petersburg | D | 17 mi | 5.6 | 23.8 |
| Pinellas Park | C− | 20 mi | 2.4 | 23.1 |
| Kenneth City | B | 21 mi | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Gulfport | C | 21 mi | 2.3 | 22.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Gibsonton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Gibsonton.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
16 people died in crashes on Gibsonton’s roads in 2019–2023
Gibsonton had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 6 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 17.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 308 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Gibsonton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | — | — | — |
| Apollo Beach | — | — | — |
| Progress Village | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Riverview, Apollo Beach and Progress Village are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Gibsonton
Is Gibsonton, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Gibsonton. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Tampa (C, 11 mi), Temple Terrace (C, 15 mi), St. Petersburg (D, 17 mi).
Who polices Gibsonton?
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Gibsonton is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hillsborough County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Gibsonton.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.