Photo: Clément Bardot · CC BY-SA 4.0Reported crime per resident in Tampa fell 38% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Tampa grades C for safety (#76 of 128 graded towns in Florida, and #107 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000): more crime per resident than 72% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
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 Tampa
1 of the 1 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 8 Florida towns on Tampa’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Temple Terrace (C). Lutz, Palm River-Clair Mel, Town 'n' Country, East Lake-Orient Park, Egypt Lake-Leto, Lake Magdalene and Carrollwood are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Neighbors ↓
Among Florida towns, closer to the middle
Florida’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Tampa’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 41% of the 128 Florida towns we grade, against 28% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Tampa’s police reported 17 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 7.6 per 100,000 residents a year, 1.7 times the rest of Florida (4.6) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: about the same as the rest of Florida
55.3 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (177 reported in 2025), about the same as the rest of Florida (54.9) and below 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, Tampa reports less crime per resident than 67% (#107). Places like it ↓
A job center
Tampa has 394,442 jobs based in town for 413,554 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read 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 Tampa’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. Its property rate (13.6) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is falling
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.
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| Year | Tampa property | Rest of Florida property | Tampa violent | Rest of Florida violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 16.6 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| 2025 | 9.8 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Homicides and robberies
Tampa’s police reported 17 homicides, 177 robberies and 1,400 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.
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| Year | Tampa | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 10.2 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
Show as a table
| Year | Tampa | Rest of Florida | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 80.7 | 69.7 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 65.4 | 61.2 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 59.0 | 57.2 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 42.0 | 46.9 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 10 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
5,538 crimes reported in 2025
1,400 violent and 4,138 property, as reported to the FBI by Tampa’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
332 people died in crashes on Tampa’s roads in 2019–2023
Tampa had 316 fatal crashes in five years, in which 332 people died; 102 were pedestrians and 30 were cyclists. 34 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 16.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Tampa and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | C | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Lutz | — | — | — |
| Palm River-Clair Mel | — | — | — |
| Town 'n' Country | — | — | — |
| East Lake-Orient Park | — | — | — |
| Egypt Lake-Leto | — | — | — |
| Lake Magdalene | — | — | — |
| Temple Terrace | C | 3.3 | 15.8 |
| Carrollwood | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lutz, Palm River-Clair Mel, Town 'n' Country, East Lake-Orient Park, Egypt Lake-Leto, Lake Magdalene and Carrollwood are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
Florida towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | C | 4.1 | 13.6 |
| Hialeah | C+ | 1.8 | 16.1 |
| Miami | D | 4.4 | 27.1 |
| St. Petersburg | D | 5.6 | 23.8 |
The five graded Florida towns closest to Tampa’s population (413,554), by grade.
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 Tampa. 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 Tampa’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (421,313 in 2025); our figure for Tampa is 413,554 (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 Tampa
Is Tampa, FL safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Tampa reports more crime per resident than 72% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #76 of 128 in Florida. Its police reported 4.1 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 Tampa?
4.1 violent and 13.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Florida reports 3.3 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Tampa?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Tampa in 2025?
Tampa’s police reported 17 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Tampa safer than Temple Terrace?
Temple Terrace reports less crime per resident than Tampa: Temple Terrace grades C for safety and Tampa C. Temple Terrace’s police reported 3.3 violent and 15.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Tampa?
Tampa’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Tampa”. 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.