The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Pasco County, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Pasco County

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

 

Pasco County, FL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

A+
A+
Other Crime Grade
A+

$99.2 million

Cost of Crime™ for Pasco County, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $430 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Pasco County 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 Pasco County, FL Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Pasco County's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Pasco County sits in the 99th percentile, ahead of 99% of counties and behind 1%. The grade covers only Pasco County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Pasco County is 11.55 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 53 in the west areas to 1 in 119 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Pasco County, FL report the most crime, about 1,304 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 469 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Pasco County, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Pasco County for 2025 is $99,200,305, about $163 per resident and $430 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Pasco County Compared to Other Counties?

Pasco County, FL: $163
Miami-Dade County, FL: $384
Martin County, FL: $116
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Pasco County is $163 per year, which is $301 less than the national average and $83 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Pasco County:
  • In Miami-Dade County, FL, crime costs $384 per person, which is $221 more than in Pasco County.
  • In Martin County, FL, crime costs $116 per person, which is $47 less than in Pasco County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Pasco County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Pasco County
Cost per Pasco County Resident
Murder
$23.0 million
$38
Rape/Sexual Assault
$13.0 million
$21
Robbery
$4.20 million
$7
Assault
$17.2 million
$28
Kidnapping
$1.04 million
$2
Vehicle Theft
$5.49 million
$9
Burglary
$5.94 million
$10
Theft
$19.0 million
$31
Arson
$389,881
$1
Vandalism
$4.46 million
$7
Animal Cruelty
$63,497
$0
Drug Crimes
$4.59 million
$8
Identity Theft
$691,114
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$99,200,305
$163

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Pasco County, 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 Pasco County totals $221,870,375 ($365 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $321,070,680 ($528 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 south part of the county 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 Pasco County has 55, do the same, and of Pasco County's 607,695 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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Pasco County 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 Pasco County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.9877
Robbery
0.2196
Rape
0.3539
Murder
0.0202
Total Violent Crime
1.581 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
6.039
Vehicle Theft
0.5838
Burglary
1.078
Arson
0.0266
Total Property Crime
7.727 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0283
Drug Crimes
1.022
Vandalism
1.027
Identity Theft
0.1469
Animal Cruelty
0.0141
Total "Other" Rate
2.238 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Pasco County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pasco County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A+
A+
A+
A+
A-
B+
A
A-
B+
A+
A
A+
A+
A
A
A+
A-
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
C
B+
A+
A
A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Pasco County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Pasco County is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Pasco County, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 48% actual proficiency versus 46% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Pasco County schools on SchoolGrade

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