Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Tarpon Springs, FL Crime Grade
How Tarpon Springs 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
6/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Tarpon Springs, FL was 272.4 per 100,000 residents (72 incidents over a population of 26,429). That puts Tarpon Springs 16% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 6% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Tarpon Springs #2,503 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 34% of them, and #92 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is up 11% year over year and up 68% over the last five years.
Tarpon Springs, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 272.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,503 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #92 of 163
- Safer than
- 34% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 11%
- 5-year change
- up 68%
- Population
- 26,429
- Reporting agency
- Tarpon Springs Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Tarpon Springs Police Department (FBI ORI FL0521800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Tarpon Springs (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Tarpon Springs 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 | 162.5(42) | 200.0(52) | 232.2(61) | 245.0(64) | 272.4(72) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) |
| Rape | 42.6(11) | 38.5(10) | 38.1(10) | 61.3(16) | 34.1(9) |
| Robbery | 31.0(8) | 34.6(9) | 26.6(7) | 26.8(7) | 18.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 89.0(23) | 123.1(32) | 163.7(43) | 153.1(40) | 215.7(57) |
| Property crime | 1226.4(317) | 1188.6(309) | 1454.1(382) | 1569.7(410) | 1362.1(360) |
| Burglary | 61.9(16) | 53.9(14) | 114.2(30) | 122.5(32) | 132.4(35) |
| Larceny | 1044.6(270) | 1038.6(270) | 1218.1(320) | 1336.2(349) | 1146.5(303) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 100.6(26) | 88.5(23) | 121.8(32) | 99.5(26) | 79.5(21) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Tarpon Springs, 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 Tarpon Springs 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 Tarpon Springs calculated?
- Tarpon Springs'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 Tarpon Springs 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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