The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Port Richey, FL
New Port Richey is a city of 110,900 in Pasco County, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
Is New Port Richey, FL safe?
Yes, crime in New Port Richey is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, New Port Richey sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 46% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within New Port Richey run from A+ to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 818 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than New Port Richey as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. New Port Richey scores 818.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 New Port Richey, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in New Port Richey, 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 in New Port Richey
Car thefts run high in Downtown New Port Richey. In this part of west New Port Richey, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of New Port Richey.
Robberies and acts of vandalism both run low. In New Port Richey, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.19 robberies and 1.5 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 0.62 and 5.5 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in New Port Richey
Every part of New Port Richey where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across New Port Richey run from A+ to B-; 54% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Longleaf, southeastBurglaries run at less than half the rate in the rest of New Port Richey.A902
2Golden Acres, northeastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of New Port Richey.A868
3Oak Ridge, southBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of New Port Richey.A-836
4Downtown New Port Richey, westBurglaries run at about double the rate in the rest of New Port Richey.B+701
5Ridgewood-Tampa, northBurglaries run at about double the rate in the rest of New Port Richey.B681
Neighborhood areas of New Port Richey, ranked by overall 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.
Crime rates and types in New Port Richey
CrimeGrade™ estimates New Port Richey has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% less than the US as a whole and 23% less than Florida.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in New Port Richey is assault, about 55% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How New Port Richey compares with nearby cities
New Port Richey has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Odessa has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from New Port Richey. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, New Port Richey has more crime than 60% of them.
One thing sets New Port Richey apart: it has 28 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.28 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 74% 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 and assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 62% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 59% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for New Port Richey: F (0 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 57% 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 crime costs New Port Richey
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs New Port Richey about $700 a year per household, 42% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $31 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $103 million a year, or $931 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.1 million
$55
Rape
$2.3 million
$21
Robbery
$640,000
$6
Assault
$15 million
$131
Burglary
$1.4 million
$12
Theft
$3.7 million
$33
Vehicle theft
$910,000
$8
Arson
$120,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.2 million
$10
Total
$31 million
$278
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in New Port Richey means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. New Port Richey is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in New Port Richey, FL average a SchoolGrade of D+: 49% of students test proficient, against 46% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in New Port Richey on SchoolGrade
