The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Melrose Mercy

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Melrose Mercy. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL Map of Crime Rates
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C+

Overall Crime Grade™

D-
B-
Other Crime Grade
B+

$2.58 million

Cost of Crime™ for Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $1,809 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Melrose Mercy with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Melrose Mercy's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Melrose Mercy sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of neighborhoods and behind 49%. The grade covers only Melrose Mercy's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Melrose Mercy is 35.59 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the north areas to 1 in 40 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL report the most crime, about 28 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 6 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Melrose Mercy for 2025 is $2,583,896, about $668 per resident and $1,809 per household. That equals 2.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.6%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Melrose Mercy Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL: $668
Model City, Miami, FL: $788
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL: $70
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Melrose Mercy is $668 per year, which is $203 more than the national average and $421 more than St. Petersburg's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Melrose Mercy:
  • In Model City, Miami, FL, crime costs $788 per person, which is $121 more than in Melrose Mercy.
  • In Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL, crime costs $70 per person, which is $598 less than in Melrose Mercy

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Melrose Mercy for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Melrose Mercy
Cost per Melrose Mercy Resident
Murder
$722,198
$187
Rape/Sexual Assault
$116,959
$30
Robbery
$92,521
$24
Assault
$987,238
$255
Kidnapping
$3,834
$1
Vehicle Theft
$96,505
$25
Burglary
$104,360
$27
Theft
$311,278
$80
Arson
$3,450
$1
Vandalism
$96,125
$25
Animal Cruelty
$615
$0
Drug Crimes
$35,541
$9
Identity Theft
$13,271
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$2,583,896
$668

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Melrose Mercy totals $5,640,588 ($1,458 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,224,484 ($2,125 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Melrose Mercy has 1, do the same, and of Melrose Mercy's 3,870 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Melrose Mercy Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Melrose Mercy residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
8.883
Robbery
0.7600
Rape
0.4984
Murder
0.0993
Total Violent Crime
10.24 (D-)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
15.53
Vehicle Theft
1.610
Burglary
2.973
Arson
0.0369
Total Property Crime
20.15 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0163
Drug Crimes
1.242
Vandalism
3.477
Identity Theft
0.4430
Animal Cruelty
0.0215
Total "Other" Rate
5.199 (B+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Melrose Mercy is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Melrose Mercy.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
C-
B-
B-
C-
C+
B+
C-
B
B+
D+
B
A
B-
A
B
C
B-
A
B
A-
A-
B
A-
A+
A
A
A+
A
A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Melrose Mercy is similar versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
B-
B-
C
D
D
A+
A
A
C
C-
C-
A+
C
C
D-
D-
D-
A
A
A
C-
C-
C-
D+
D
D
D
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Melrose Mercy is less safe than the Florida state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 30% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Melrose Mercy schools on SchoolGrade

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