Photo: Jackdude101 · CC BY-SA 4.0Per resident, St. Petersburg records more crime than 89% of U.S. towns
A Safety Grade of D follows from crimes St. Petersburg’s police reported over the years 2023 to 2025: #112 of 128 graded towns in Florida, and #206 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000. On top of that, typical years here bring 5.6 violent crimes plus 23.8 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 3.3 plus 17.0 in the rest of Florida. The rate the grade counts dropped 23% from 2023 to 2025. Its 3 neighbors with figures all record less 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 St. Petersburg
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 8 Florida towns on St. Petersburg’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: South Pasadena (C+), St. Pete Beach (C), Gulfport (C). Feather Sound, Lealman, Tierra Verde, West Lealman and Bear Creek are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: below U.S. cities overall
St. Petersburg’s police reported 9 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 5.0 per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the rest of Florida (4.7) and below all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: above the rest of Florida
74.7 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (177 reported in 2025), above the rest of Florida (54.1) and about the same as all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, St. Petersburg reports less crime per resident than 37% (#206). Places like it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell 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 St. Petersburg’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | St. Petersburg property | Rest of Florida property | St. Petersburg violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.6 | 21.8 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 26.8 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 24.6 | 18.1 | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 20.2 | 14.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Florida.
Crime in St. Petersburg 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 5 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Homicides and robberies
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| Year | St. Petersburg | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | St. Petersburg | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 78.4 | 70.3 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 77.0 | 60.8 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 81.5 | 56.3 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 65.8 | 45.8 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
St. Petersburg’s police reported 9 homicides, 177 robberies and 1,325 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Florida and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
6,750 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.
1,325 violent and 5,425 property, as reported to the FBI by St. Petersburg’s police.
192 people died in crashes on St. Petersburg’s roads in 2019–2023
St. Petersburg had 178 fatal crashes in five years, in which 192 people died; 54 were pedestrians and 13 were cyclists. 33 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 14.6 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 100,000+ people (13.1, 27 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.
St. Petersburg and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | D | 5.6 | 23.8 |
| Feather Sound | — | — | — |
| Lealman | — | — | — |
| Tierra Verde | — | — | — |
| South Pasadena | C+ | 1.2 | 16.2 |
| West Lealman | — | — | — |
| Gulfport | C | 2.3 | 22.2 |
| St. Pete Beach | C | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Bear Creek | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Feather Sound, Lealman, Tierra Verde, West Lealman and Bear Creek are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | D | 5.6 | 23.8 |
| Hialeah | C+ | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| Tampa | C | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Tallahassee | D | 7.2 | 25.9 |
| Gainesville | D | 7.0 | 25.9 |
| Fort Lauderdale | D− | 6.9 | 39.8 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to St. Petersburg’s population (264,033), 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 St. Petersburg. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against St. Petersburg’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (269,098 in 2025); our figure for St. Petersburg is 264,033 (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 St. Petersburg
Is St. Petersburg, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, St. Petersburg reports more crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #112 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 5.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.3 in the rest of Florida and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in St. Petersburg?
5.6 violent and 23.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.3 and 17.0; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in St. Petersburg in 2025?
St. Petersburg’s police reported 9 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.3 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is St. Petersburg safer than South Pasadena?
South Pasadena reports less crime per resident than St. Petersburg: South Pasadena grades C+ for safety and St. Petersburg D. South Pasadena’s police reported 1.2 violent and 16.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “St. Petersburg”. 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.