Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Tampa Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Tampa Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL Safe from Murder?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Tampa Heights is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of neighborhoods are safer and 52% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Tampa Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Tampa Heights is 0.0638 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Tampa Heights generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Tampa Heights may be as high as 1 in 13,924 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,232 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Tampa Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Tampa Heights's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Tampa Heights to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Tampa Heights is less safe than the Florida state average and as safe as the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Tampa Heights about $616,989 in 2025, or roughly $120 per resident. This is part of Tampa Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Tampa Heights, including every crime type and how Tampa Heights compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Tampa Heights's crime maps on the Tampa Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Tampa Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Tampa Heights is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Tampa Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Ybor City, Tampa, FL	C+	D-	C	C
Riverside Heights, Tampa, FL	A-	B	A-	B-
South Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL	B+	C+	B-	B
Downtown Tampa, Tampa, FL	B-	B-	C	A-
Old West Tampa, Tampa, FL	C+	C-	C	C
Channelside, Tampa, FL	A-	B+	B	A
East Tampa, Tampa, FL	C+	D	C+	C+
Wellswood, Tampa, FL	B+	C+	B	B-
North Hyde Park, Tampa, FL	B+	A+	C+	A
Northeast MacFarlane, Tampa, FL	B+	B-	B	C+

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Tampa Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Waynita-Simonds-Norway Hill, Bothell, WA	B+	B	B	D
Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN	F	F	F	C
Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI	F	F	F	D-
Dixie Downs, St. George, UT	B-	A-	A-	A-
Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY	B	A+	A+	D
Central East Austin, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C-	B
Villa de Loiza, Rio Grande, PR	C	C	C	D-
West Slope, Beaverton, OR	C+	B	B	B+
Westhaven, Franklin, TN	B-	F	F	B
Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI	B+	B+	B+	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Tampa Heights, Tampa, FL average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Tampa Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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