New Port Richey is a city of 110,900 in Pasco County, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026
How common is violent crime in New Port Richey?
Violent crime in New Port Richey runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 67% of Americans live. Assaults make up 96% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.
B+
Violent crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 769 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
33% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than New Port Richey as a whole, and 67% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. New Port Richey scores 769.
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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid 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 about violent crime in New Port Richey
Robberies are less common than in most cities graded B for violent crime. New Port Richey has 0.19 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded B for violent crime, the figure is 0.69.
One part of New Port Richey stands out for aggravated assault. Aggravated assaults in Downtown New Port Richey, in west New Port Richey, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where violent crime is lowest and highest in New Port Richey
Low violent crime is the norm across New Port Richey: 95% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Violent crime grades across New Port Richey run from A to C.
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A or B 95%C 5%
Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Longleaf, southeastAggravated assaults run at less than half the rate in the rest of New Port Richey.A873
2Golden Acres, northeastAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of New Port Richey.A-827
3Oak Ridge, southClose to the rest of New Port Richey on most crimes.A-787
4Downtown New Port Richey, westSimple assaults run about 50% higher here than in the rest of New Port Richey.B625
5Ridgewood-Tampa, northAggravated assaults run about 90% higher here than in the rest of New Port Richey.B-601
Neighborhood areas of New Port Richey, ranked by violent crime 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.
Violent crime rates and types in New Port Richey
CrimeGrade™ estimates New Port Richey has about 14 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 16% more than Florida.
All violent crime
Assaults
Robbery
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.
Assault is the most common violent crime in New Port Richey, about 96% of the total.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.
Violent crime in New Port Richey and nearby cities
New Port Richey has less violent 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 violent crime 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 violent crime than 71% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one 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 robbery; here robbery sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.28 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower 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 assault. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.9% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 62% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more 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 violent crime costs New Port Richey
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs New Port Richey about $96 million a year, or $864 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $24 million, or $213 per resident.
Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering are about 75% of that full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.1 million
$55
Rape
$2.3 million
$21
Robbery
$640,000
$6
Assault
$15 million
$131
Total
$24 million
$213
How CrimeGrade™ works
The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.
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.
