St. Petersburg is the fifth-largest city in Florida, with 271,300 residents in Pinellas County, about 17 miles southwest of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in St. Petersburg?
St. Petersburg earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Theft makes up 71% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A-.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 737 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
38% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than St. Petersburg as a whole, and 62% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. St. Petersburg scores 737.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in St. Petersburg, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in St. Petersburg, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in St. Petersburg
One part of St. Petersburg stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Methodist Town, North Kenwood & Historic Kenwood, in central St. Petersburg, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in St. Petersburg
Most of St. Petersburg grades well for property crime: 83% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 2% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across St. Petersburg run from A+ to F.
83%15%
A or B 83%C 15%D or F 2%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
9Methodist Town, North Kenwood & Historic Kenwood, centralBurglaries run about 60% higher here than in the rest of St. Petersburg.B-583
Neighborhood areas of St. Petersburg, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in St. Petersburg?
Reported property crime in St. Petersburg has fallen 25% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 32 to 24 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
St. PetersburgUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves St. Petersburg. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, St. Petersburg
Property, US
2016
+52%
+15%
2017
+34%
+12%
2018
+3%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-18%
-8%
2021
-15%
-10%
2022
-19%
-6%
2023
-18%
-7%
2024
-25%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in St. Petersburg
CrimeGrade™ estimates St. Petersburg has about 28 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% more than the US as a whole and 49% more than Florida.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in St. Petersburg, about 71% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
The St. Petersburg Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in St. Petersburg and nearby cities
St. Petersburg has more property crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities. Bardmoor and South Pasadena have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from St. Petersburg. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, St. Petersburg is safer than 50% of them.
Empty homes, walkability and transit in St. Petersburg
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set St. Petersburg apart: it has 11.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of C- (32 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 58% of residents in St. Petersburg live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.11.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C- (32 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 82% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for St. Petersburg: C- (25 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 79% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 77% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.11.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 68% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs St. Petersburg
Property crime costs St. Petersburg about $49 million a year, or $181 per resident and about $396 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$5.0 million
$19
Theft
$28 million
$101
Vehicle theft
$9.0 million
$33
Arson
$290,000
$1
Vandalism
$7.4 million
$27
Total
$49 million
$181
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
