Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2023

Pensacola, FL Crime Grade

How Pensacola 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.

B

National

4/10

vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population

A

Florida

3/10

vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population

In 2023, the violent crime rate in Pensacola, FL was 138.1 per 100,000 residents (74 incidents over a population of 53,583). That puts Pensacola Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 52% below the Florida statewide rate of 286.7.

Violent crime rate, 5-year trend

Per 100,000 residents. Pensacola (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).

Pensacola vs. U.S., 2023 — 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.

Offense20182019202020222023
Violent crime541.1(285)590.9(312)887.3(471)54.7(29)138.1(74)
Murder1.9(1)5.7(3)13.2(7)1.9(1)1.9(1)
Rape68.3(36)66.3(35)71.6(38)3.8(2)31.7(17)
Robbery106.3(56)72.0(38)131.9(70)0.0(0)1.9(1)
Aggravated assault364.5(192)447.0(236)670.6(356)49.1(26)102.6(55)
Property crime3825.6(2,015)3581.4(1,891)4396.9(2,334)328.3(174)1181.3(633)
Burglary495.5(261)543.6(287)521.8(277)24.5(13)11.2(6)
Larceny3125.0(1,646)2856.0(1,508)3639.6(1,932)288.6(153)1142.2(612)
Motor vehicle theft199.3(105)176.1(93)226.1(120)15.1(8)28.0(15)

How the Crime Grade is calculated

  • Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
  • Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
  • National decile: Pensacola's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
  • State decile: Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
  • Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
  • Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
  • Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.

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