CurrentCrimeMap

Data through February 2026, Tampa Police Department

Crime in Tampa, FL

The violent crime rate in Tampa is 338 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, 23% below the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −15% compared with the previous 12 months.

The downtown Tampa skyline over the Hillsborough River.
Photo: Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Feb 2026

Violent crime

338 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,425 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−15% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

994 per 100,000 residents, per year

4,186 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−24% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

1,332 per 100,000 residents, per year

5,611 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 421,313, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Tampa sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

338

Tampa has the 164th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 138 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Tampa; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Omaha, NE342159
Frederick, MD341160
Eugene, OR340161
Erie, PA340162
Gresham, OR339163
Tampa, FL338164
West Valley City, UT338165
Ocala, FL332166
Chesapeake, VA329167
Casper, WY327168
Delray Beach, FL327169

The places closest to Tampa in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Tampa crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Tampa Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Tampa with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Tampa, 2 have a higher violent crime rate and 6 a lower one. The closest is Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff), 9 miles away.

Tampa and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Tampa, FL338
Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map1229 mi
Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map14717 mi
Largo, FL15218 mi
Clearwater, FL24820 mi
Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map19424 mi
Lakeland, FL37132 mi
Bradenton, FL35533 mi
Hernando County, FL (Sheriff)County area, not drawn on the map24542 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Feb 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 181 reported43no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 17 reported4.0−51% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 2,561 reported608no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 787 reported187no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 434 reported103no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 383 reported91no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent18143——
HomicideViolent174.0—−51%
TheftProperty2,561608——
Theft from vehiclesProperty787187——
BurglaryProperty434103——
Vehicle theftProperty38391——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Tampa Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (128th highest rate of 155), robbery (97th highest rate of 152) and burglary (127th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Mar 2025 to Feb 2026

Violent crime −15%

050100150200MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb114107
Violent crimes per month in Tampa, FL, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Mar 2025135Mar 2024169
Apr 2025124Apr 2024172
May 202582May 2024167
Jun 2025128Jun 2024131
Jul 2025136Jul 2024140
Aug 2025142Aug 2024149
Sep 2025130Sep 2024128
Oct 2025115Oct 2024179
Nov 2025108Nov 2024135
Dec 2025120Dec 2024127
Jan 202691Jan 202577
Feb 2026114Feb 2025107

Homicides −51%

0510MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb32
Homicides per month in Tampa, FL, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Mar 20250Mar 20243
Apr 20251Apr 20242
May 20251May 20244
Jun 20251Jun 20249
Jul 20251Jul 20243
Aug 20250Aug 20242
Sep 20254Sep 20242
Oct 20252Oct 20242
Nov 20251Nov 20242
Dec 20253Dec 20243
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20263Feb 20252

3 in 2026 through February, 3 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Aug 2023
Reported crime per month in Tampa, FL
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261162662
Jul 2026943161
Jun 20261143423
May 20261453351
Apr 20261392844
Feb 20261142653
Jan 2026913360
Dec 20251203823
Nov 20251083491
Oct 20251153692
Sep 20251303354
Aug 20251423710
Jul 20251364401
Jun 20251283981
May 2025821481
Apr 20251244101
Mar 20251353830
Feb 20251074132
Jan 2025771791
Dec 20241273833
Nov 20241354292
Oct 20241795592
Sep 20241284472
Aug 20241494822
Jul 20241405633
Jun 20241315499
May 20241674984
Apr 20241724762
Mar 20241695483
Feb 20241374890
Jan 20241775972
Dec 20231486270
Nov 20231465376
Oct 20232156106
Sep 20231445272
Aug 20231686552

How Tampa compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
16Wichita, KS1,1174,229401,730Jun 2026
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026

The 10 places closest to Tampa in population, Tampa included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
145Lakeland, FL3711,402127,935Apr 2026
149St. Lucie County, FL (Sheriff)35990075,430Sep 2026
152Bradenton, FL3551,27258,792Sep 2026
157Miami, FL3452,134498,792Jul 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
166Ocala, FL3322,27971,947Aug 2026
169Delray Beach, FL3271,69771,000Aug 2026
176Miami-Dade County, FL (County Police)3041,5081,200,003Aug 2026
184Palm Bay, FL288463148,091Jul 2026
187Boynton Beach, FL2781,57983,766Sep 2026

The 10 of 50 places in Florida closest to Tampa in violent crime rate. All 50 in Florida

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
145Lakeland, FL3711,402127,935Apr 2026
152Bradenton, FL3551,27258,792Sep 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
202Hernando County, FL (Sheriff)245644210,286Aug 2026
234Pasco County, FL (Sheriff)194641617,158Aug 2026
249Largo, FL15299682,264Sep 2026
253Pinellas County, FL (Sheriff)147687257,198Aug 2026
263Sumter County, FL (Sheriff)134455137,903Aug 2026
270Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff)1223831,092,535Jul 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Tampa by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Tampa side by side with Miami, Jacksonville or Port St. Lucie, or with any other place.

Other cities and county areas in Florida

8 closest of 49

Florida as a whole has 267 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Tampa’s rate is 27% above the state’s.

Hillsborough County (Sheriff)Pinellas County (Sheriff)LargoClearwaterPasco County (Sheriff)LakelandBradentonHernando County (Sheriff)

All 50 places in Florida

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Tampa safe?

By reported violent crime, Tampa is below the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 338 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, −15% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Tampa?

This site does not have one for Tampa. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Tampa compares with nearby places such as Hillsborough County, FL (Sheriff) instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Tampa?

338 violent and 994 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 5,611 incidents reported to Tampa Police Department over the 12 months to February 2026. Violent crime includes 181 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 434 burglaries, 787 thefts from vehicles and 2,561 other thefts.

Is crime in Tampa going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −15% and property crime −24% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Tampa had in 2026?

Tampa Police Department reported 3 homicides from January to February 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 3 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Feb 2026 the count was 17, or 4 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Tampa Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset FL0290200). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Tampa

12 months to February 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat18143
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal434103
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included787187
Vehicle theft38391

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

FL0290200
Source
Tampa Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset FL0290200)
Latest complete month
February 2026
History on this site
August 2023 to February 2026 (43 months)
Update schedule
Tampa Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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