Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

B+

Violent Crime Grade	C-
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$2.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL

In 2025, violent crime will cost $348 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown St Petersburg with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The C- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Downtown St Petersburg against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly higher than the norm. Downtown St Petersburg sits in the 35th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 35% of neighborhoods and behind 65%. The grade covers only Downtown St Petersburg's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Downtown St Petersburg is 5.612 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 90 in the north areas to 1 in 306 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL report the most violent crime, about 11 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL

The tangible cost of violent crime in Downtown St Petersburg is projected at $2,125,509 for 2025, about $246 per resident and $348 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Downtown St Petersburg Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL:	$246
Model City, Miami, FL:	$598
Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL:	$42
Florida:	$156
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $246 per resident each year in Downtown St Petersburg, which is $12 less than the national average and $91 more than St. Petersburg's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown St Petersburg:

In Model City, Miami, FL, crime costs $598 per person, which is $352 more than in Downtown St Petersburg.
In Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL, crime costs $42 per person, which is $204 less than in Downtown St Petersburg

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Downtown St Petersburg, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Downtown St Petersburg	Cost per Downtown St Petersburg Resident
Murder	$630,581	$73
Rape/Sexual Assault	$194,938	$23
Robbery	$115,415	$13
Assault	$1.18 million	$137
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$2,125,509	$246

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Downtown St Petersburg totals $5,474,966 ($634 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,600,475 ($880 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the northeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Downtown St Petersburg Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Downtown St Petersburg residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.776
Robbery	0.4248
Rape	0.3722
Murder	0.0388
Total Violent Crime	5.612 (C-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Downtown St Petersburg is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown St Petersburg.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, FL	A	B-	A
Methodist Town, St. Petersburg, FL	B-	C-	C+
Historic Old Northeast, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A	A
Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL	C+	D-	B-
Highland Oaks, St. Petersburg, FL	B	C-	B-
Euclid-St Paul, St. Petersburg, FL	A	A-	A-
Oakwood Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A	A
Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, FL	A	B	A-
Northeast Park, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A+	A+
Harris Park, St. Petersburg, FL	A+	A-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown St Petersburg is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent 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
Twin Lakes, Denver, CO	D-	D+	D+
Highview, Louisville, KY	B	A-	A-
Hillsdale, Portland, OR	C	B	B
Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL	A+	A	A
Piper Glen Estates, Charlotte, NC	B	A+	A+
Quintana Community, San Antonio, TX	D-	D	D
Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, AZ	A+	A	A
Regent, Madison, WI	C	B-	B-
Riverside, Jacksonville, FL	B	C+	C+
Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA	B	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Downtown St Petersburg is less safe than the Florida state average and less safe than the national average.

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