The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Palm River-Clair Mel, FL
Palm River-Clair Mel is an unincorporated community of 22,200 in Hillsborough County, about 5 miles east of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
Is Palm River-Clair Mel, FL safe?
Crime in Palm River-Clair Mel is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Palm River-Clair Mel. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Palm River-Clair Mel run from A- to C+, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 699 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
31% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Palm River-Clair Mel as a whole, and 69% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Palm River-Clair Mel scores 699.
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 River-Clair Mel, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Palm River-Clair Mel, 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 River-Clair Mel
Thefts are uncommon. Palm River-Clair Mel has thefts at about half the US rate: 6.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Palm River-Clair Mel
Most of Palm River-Clair Mel grades well: 80% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Palm River-Clair Mel run from A- to C+; every part of Palm River-Clair Mel has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 80%C 20%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Palm River-Clair Mel, the west side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Palm River-Clair Mel
CrimeGrade™ estimates Palm River-Clair Mel has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 34% less than the US as a whole and 20% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Palm River-Clair Mel, about 50% of everything reported.
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 River-Clair Mel compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Palm River-Clair Mel, 8 have less crime. Bloomingdale and Seffner have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Palm River-Clair Mel. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Palm River-Clair Mel has more crime than 83% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Palm River-Clair Mel
One thing sets Palm River-Clair Mel apart: it has 3.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 92% 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 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 and assault. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.59 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 59% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 54% 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 River-Clair Mel
Crime costs Palm River-Clair Mel about $1,394 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 16% more 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 $2,069 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.7 million
$211
Rape
$430,000
$19
Robbery
$150,000
$7
Assault
$2.9 million
$130
Burglary
$180,000
$8
Theft
$750,000
$34
Vehicle theft
$260,000
$11
Arson
$22,000
$1
Vandalism
$530,000
$24
Total
$9.9 million
$445
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 River-Clair Mel 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.
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 River-Clair Mel, FL average a SchoolGrade of F: 37% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Palm River-Clair Mel on SchoolGrade
