Violent crime covers assault, robbery, rape, and murder, offenses that threaten people directly. Nationally it is rarer than property crime but carries far heavier consequences. The map below shows the violent crime rate per 1,000 Pinellas County residents.
A
Violent Crime Grade |
A- |
B+ |
|
Other Crime Grade |
A+ |
$118.7 million
Cost of Crime™ for Pinellas County, FL
In 2025, violent crime will cost $283 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Pinellas County 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 A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Pinellas County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Pinellas County sits in the 83rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 83% of counties and behind 17%. The grade covers only Pinellas County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.
The violent crime rate in Pinellas County is 2.355 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 267 in the southeast areas to 1 in 667 in the northeast.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Pinellas County, FL report the most violent crime, about 636 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 35 per year.
| Pinellas County, FL: | $123 |
|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County, FL: | $266 |
| Martin County, FL: | $64 |
| Florida: | $156 |
| USA: | $258 |
Crime |
Cost to Pinellas County |
Cost per Pinellas County Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$40.8 million |
$42 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$23.7 million |
$25 |
Robbery |
$9.58 million |
$10 |
Assault |
$44.7 million |
$46 |
Total Cost of Violent Crime |
$118,735,329 |
$123 |
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 northwest part of the county 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. Major airports, of which Pinellas County has 1, are the extreme case. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.
The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Pinellas County, FL at ISP Reports.The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Pinellas County residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
1.613 |
Robbery |
0.3155 |
Rape |
0.4044 |
Murder |
0.0225 |
Total Violent Crime |
2.355 (A-) |
Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Pinellas County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Pinellas County.
Nearby County | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
A+ | A- | B+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A | A | |
A | C | B+ | |
A+ | A | A+ | |
A+ | A- | A+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ |
Pinellas County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
C+ | B+ | B+ | |
A+ | B | B | |
C | D+ | D+ | |
A- | A- | A- | |
B+ | C+ | C+ | |
F | F | F | |
B+ | C- | C- | |
B- | B- | B- | |
D | D+ | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ |
Considering only the violent crime rate, Pinellas County is as safe as the Florida state average and safer than the national average.
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