The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Palm Harbor, FL
Palm Harbor is an unincorporated community of 81,300 in Pinellas County, about 19 miles northwest of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
Is Palm Harbor, FL safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Palm Harbor: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Palm Harbor 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 884 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
62% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Palm Harbor as a whole, and 38% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Palm Harbor scores 884.
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 Palm Harbor, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Palm Harbor, 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 Palm Harbor
Car thefts run high in On Top of The World & Greenbriar Club. In this part of south Palm Harbor, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Palm Harbor.
Aggravated assaults and burglaries both run low. In Palm Harbor, each runs at less than half the US rate: 0.80 aggravated assaults and 0.87 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 and 2.4 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Palm Harbor
Every part of Palm Harbor where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Palm Harbor run from A+ to B-; 91% 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.
1Fox Chase, northClose to the rest of Palm Harbor on most crimes.A875
2Lake St. George & Riviera Estates, southeastCar thefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Palm Harbor.A868
3On Top of The World & Greenbriar Club, southThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Palm Harbor.A855
Neighborhood areas of Palm Harbor, 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 Palm Harbor
CrimeGrade™ estimates Palm Harbor has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% less than the US as a whole and 49% 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 Palm Harbor is assault, about 38% 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 Palm Harbor compares with nearby cities
Palm Harbor has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest cities.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in Palm Harbor
Two things set Palm Harbor apart: it has 1.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 4.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 73% 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 65% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% 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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 67% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 59% 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 Palm Harbor
Crime costs Palm Harbor about $385 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 68% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $46 million a year, or $571 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.1 million
$38
Rape
$1.0 million
$13
Robbery
$190,000
$2
Assault
$4.9 million
$60
Burglary
$640,000
$8
Theft
$2.4 million
$29
Vehicle theft
$720,000
$9
Arson
$43,000
$1
Vandalism
$1.3 million
$16
Total
$14 million
$176
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 Palm Harbor 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. Palm Harbor 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 Palm Harbor, FL average a SchoolGrade of A: 68% of students test proficient, against 55% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Palm Harbor on SchoolGrade
