Reported crime per resident in Kenneth City rose 43% from 2023 to 2025
Violence and property crime split as 1.5 violent crimes and 10.7 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents a year, beside 3.4 and 17.2 in the rest of Florida. Taking everything together, Kenneth City scores B (#39 of 128 graded towns in Florida): close to the middle of U.S. towns, measured on crimes its police reported between 2023 and 2025. Its two neighbors with figures both record more crime per resident.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of FL” is every other Florida city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Kenneth City
Kenneth City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 4 Florida towns on Kenneth City’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Pinellas Park (C−), St. Petersburg (D). West Lealman and Lealman are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among Florida towns, higher
Florida’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Kenneth City’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 70% of the 128 Florida towns we grade, against 55% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Kenneth City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Kenneth City property | Rest of Florida property | Kenneth City violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.0 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2023–2025, against the rest of Florida.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Kenneth City | Rest of Florida | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Kenneth City’s police reported 22 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Kenneth City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
78 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 violent and 68 property, as reported to the FBI by Kenneth City’s police.
One person died in crashes on Kenneth City’s roads in 2019–2023
Kenneth City had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (11.0 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Kenneth City’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Kenneth City’s own rate (4.0) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Kenneth City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth City | B | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| West Lealman | — | — | — |
| Lealman | — | — | — |
| St. Petersburg | D | 5.6 | 23.8 |
| Pinellas Park | C− | 2.4 | 23.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. West Lealman and Lealman are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth City | B | 1.5 | 10.7 |
| Belleair | A | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| Fellsmere | A− | 0.9 | 5.1 |
| South Pasadena | C+ | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| Parker | C | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| South Bay | D | 8.5 | 17.9 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Kenneth City’s population (4,868), by grade.
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.
- One number for all of Kenneth City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Kenneth City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,945 in 2025); our figure for Kenneth City is 4,868 (2025 Census estimate).
- 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 Kenneth City
Is Kenneth City, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Kenneth City reports less crime per resident than 55% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #39 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.4 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Kenneth City?
1.5 violent and 10.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.4 and 17.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Kenneth City safer than St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg reports more crime per resident than Kenneth City: St. Petersburg grades D for safety and Kenneth City B. St. Petersburg’s police reported 5.6 violent and 23.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Kenneth City?
Kenneth City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Kenneth City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, 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.