Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tampa, FL Crime Grade
How Tampa 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
7/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Tampa, FL was 310.5 per 100,000 residents (1,308 incidents over a population of 421,313). That puts Tampa 5% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 21% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Tampa #2,690 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #101 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 30% year over year and down 28% over the last five years.
Tampa, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 310.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,690 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #101 of 163
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 30%
- 5-year change
- down 28%
- Population
- 421,313
- Reporting agency
- Tampa Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tampa Police Department (FBI ORI FL0290200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tampa (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tampa 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 | 432.8(1,798) | 512.9(2,001) | 469.3(1,893) | 443.7(1,813) | 310.5(1,308) |
| Murder | 10.1(42) | 11.5(45) | 10.4(42) | 8.1(33) | 4.0(17) |
| Rape | 26.0(108) | 39.0(152) | 47.1(190) | 42.8(175) | 29.9(126) |
| Robbery | 55.6(231) | 81.3(317) | 66.9(270) | 58.5(239) | 40.1(169) |
| Aggravated assault | 341.1(1,417) | 381.1(1,487) | 344.8(1,391) | 334.3(1,366) | 236.4(996) |
| Property crime | 1177.4(4,891) | 1752.4(6,837) | 1686.6(6,804) | 1473.2(6,020) | 966.7(4,073) |
| Burglary | 131.4(546) | 214.5(837) | 199.8(806) | 167.6(685) | 102.8(433) |
| Larceny | 917.4(3,811) | 1343.6(5,242) | 1285.8(5,187) | 1155.3(4,721) | 763.1(3,215) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 121.6(505) | 185.1(722) | 189.9(766) | 143.9(588) | 96.1(405) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tampa, 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 Tampa 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 Tampa calculated?
- Tampa'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 Tampa 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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