The police behind Sun City Center’s crime figures
Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center alone, and no Safety Grade. St. Petersburg, 18 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D). Within a 25-mile drive lie 9 towns that have a grade.
What stands out about safety in Sun City Center
Policed by the county
Sun City Center 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 Sun City Center. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are St. Petersburg (D, 18 mi), Tampa (C, 19 mi), Bradenton (C−, 21 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Sun City Center. 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 Sun City Center.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg | D | 18 mi | 5.6 | 23.8 |
| Tampa | C | 19 mi | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Bradenton | C− | 21 mi | 4.8 | 17.5 |
| Gulfport | C | 22 mi | 2.3 | 22.2 |
| Temple Terrace | C | 23 mi | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| Kenneth City | B | 23 mi | 1.5 | 10.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Sun City Center. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Sun City Center.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
14 people died in crashes on Sun City Center’s roads in 2019–2023
Sun City Center had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 14 people died; 3 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 5 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 8.3 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Florida towns of 25,000–100,000 people (9.7, 147 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.
Sun City Center and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskin | — | — | — |
| Wimauma | — | — | — |
| Apollo Beach | — | — | — |
| Balm | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Ruskin, Wimauma, Apollo Beach and Balm 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 Sun City Center
Is Sun City Center, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Sun City Center. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are St. Petersburg (D, 18 mi), Tampa (C, 19 mi), Bradenton (C−, 21 mi).
Who polices Sun City Center?
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Sun City Center is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Hillsborough County without police of their own.
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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.