Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Gulfport, FL Crime Grade
How Gulfport grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
5/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Gulfport, FL was 180.8 per 100,000 residents (21 incidents over a population of 11,615). That puts Gulfport 44% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 30% below the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Gulfport #1,894 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 50% of them, and #66 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 46% year over year and up 123% over the last five years.
Gulfport, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Florida Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 180.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,894 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #66 of 163
- Safer than
- 50% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 46%
- 5-year change
- up 123%
- Population
- 11,615
- Reporting agency
- Gulfport Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Gulfport Police Department (FBI ORI FL0520500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Gulfport, FL
Also known as
- Gulf Port
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Gulfport (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Gulfport vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 81.2(10) | 163.0(19) | 222.1(26) | 335.7(39) | 180.8(21) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 17.2(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 16.2(2) | 42.9(5) | 25.6(3) | 43.0(5) | 25.8(3) |
| Robbery | 8.1(1) | 25.7(3) | 8.5(1) | 60.3(7) | 34.4(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 56.9(7) | 94.3(11) | 187.9(22) | 215.2(25) | 120.5(14) |
| Property crime | 2347.5(289) | 2641.7(308) | 2409.0(282) | 2220.7(258) | 2109.3(245) |
| Burglary | 186.8(23) | 128.7(15) | 239.2(28) | 335.7(39) | 206.6(24) |
| Larceny | 1973.8(243) | 2230.0(260) | 1853.8(217) | 1721.5(200) | 1773.6(206) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 186.8(23) | 283.0(33) | 316.1(37) | 154.9(18) | 120.5(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Gulfport, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Gulfport Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Gulfport calculated?
- Gulfport's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Gulfport Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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