In 2025, St. Petersburg police reported 1,325 violent crimes (492 per 100,000 residents), including 9 murders, 177 robberies and 1,008 aggravated assaults, plus 5,425 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 269,098. Violent-crime rate rank: 6 of 19 large Florida cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency FL0521400, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lauderdale | 673 | 1,286 | 12 | 3,279 | Totals |
| Gainesville | 634 | 953 | 3 | – | Live |
| Tallahassee | 629 | 1,302 | 20 | – | Totals |
| Jacksonville | 518 | 5,231 | 80 | 2,165 | Totals |
| West Palm Beach | 493 | 643 | 11 | – | Totals |
| St. Petersburg | 492 | 1,325 | 9 | 2,016 | Totals |
| Fort Myers | 444 | 459 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Lakeland | 370 | 473 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Miami Gardens | 359 | 421 | 11 | 1,744 | Totals |
| Miami | 358 | 1,787 | 26 | 2,236 | Totals |
| Tampa | 333 | 1,405 | 17 | 985 | Totals |
| Palm Bay | 275 | 407 | 5 | – | Totals |
| Clearwater | 254 | 296 | 1 | 1,417 | Totals |
| Hialeah | 173 | 412 | 3 | – | Totals |
| Port St. Lucie | 128 | 349 | 4 | – | Totals |
| Miramar | 121 | 175 | 2 | 583 | Totals |
| Coral Springs | 119 | 168 | 2 | – | Totals |
| Boca Raton | 113 | 117 | 1 | – | Totals |
| Pembroke Pines | 42 | 76 | 1 | 686 | Totals |
| Orlando | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Cape Coral | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Hollywood | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Pompano Beach | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Davie | – | – | – | – | Totals |
| Deltona | – | – | – | – | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
St. Petersburg's violent-crime rate of 492 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 2.3 times the Florida rate (210) and 54% higher than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 203 residents, or about 25.5 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, St. Petersburg ranks 135th for violent crime, in the higher half, and 191st for murder (9 murders, 3.3 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 76% of St. Petersburg's violent crimes and robberies 13%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 2,016 per 100,000, 2.2 times Florida overall. St. Petersburg police logged 407 vehicle thefts (151 per 100,000, 249th of 351; Florida: 56) and 515 burglaries (191 per 100,000, 88% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Clearwater, 17 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (254) is 48% lower than St. Petersburg's.
Out-of-state cities near St. Petersburg's size (269,098 residents): Toledo, OH at 872 violent crimes per 100,000 and St. Louis, MO at 1,230.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, St. Petersburg had 492 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 2.3 times the statewide 210. It is 6th highest of the 19 Florida cities on this site; Fort Lauderdale is highest at 673. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
St. Petersburg police reported 9 murders for 2025, a rate of 3.3 per 100,000 residents. The Florida rate was 2.5 and the national rate 4.1.
407 vehicles were reported stolen in St. Petersburg in 2025, 151 per 100,000 residents. That is 22% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 249th of 351 cities on this site.