University is an unincorporated community of 43,000 in Hillsborough County, about 9 miles north of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in University?
University earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 56% of Americans live. Theft makes up 58% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A-.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 789 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than University as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. University scores 789.
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 University, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in University, 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 University
One part of University stands out for theft. Thefts in Cross Fletcher, in central University, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglaries and car thefts both run low. In University, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.95 burglaries and 1.1 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 and 2.7 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in University
Most of University grades well for property crime: 92% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across University run from A to C.
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A or B 92%C 8%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Tampa Palms, northeastThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of University.A-779
2North Tampa, southwestThefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of University.B+709
3Cross Fletcher, centralActs of vandalism run about 40% higher here than in the rest of University.B689
Neighborhood areas of University, 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.
Property crime rates and types in University
CrimeGrade™ estimates University has about 21 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 10% less than the US as a whole and close to 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 University, about 58% 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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in University and nearby cities
University has the most property crime of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from University. 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, University is safer than 80% of them.
Empty homes, density and walkability in University
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set University apart: it has 12.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 77% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them; here theft sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.77% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 92% 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 (35 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 85% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.71 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 87% 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 University: C- (30 of 100).12 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 87% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 79% 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 University
Property crime costs University about $6.0 million a year, or $140 per resident and about $319 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
$370,000
$9
Theft
$2.7 million
$64
Vehicle theft
$750,000
$17
Arson
$52,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$49
Total
$6.0 million
$140
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.
