Zephyrhills South, FL Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Zephyrhills South is an unincorporated community of 4,990 in Pasco County, about 25 miles northeast of downtown Tampa · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Zephyrhills South?

Violent crime is high in Zephyrhills South: a B-, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live. Assaults make up 97% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 550 of 1,000
More violent crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

17% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Zephyrhills South as a whole, and 83% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Zephyrhills South scores 550.

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.

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Overall crimeSafety score 676 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
A
Property crimeSafety score 891 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Violent crime map of Zephyrhills South

Map of Zephyrhills South shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Zephyrhills South, FL at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Zephyrhills South, 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 Zephyrhills South

Aggravated assaults are less common than the crime level suggests. Violent crime in Zephyrhills South runs 38% above the US rate, but aggravated assaults run 23% below it: 2.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.6 nationally.


Violent crime rates and types in Zephyrhills South

CrimeGrade™ estimates Zephyrhills South has about 18 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 38% more than the US as a whole and 56% 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 Zephyrhills South, about 97% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderB-under 10.070.05
RapeC+20.490.38
RobberyAunder 10.060.62
AssaultC8917.812.3

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 Zephyrhills South and nearby cities

Zephyrhills South has the most violent crime of its 10 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Zephyrhills SouthB-550B4,990
Zephyrhills West 2 milesB645B+6,960
Zephyrhills 3 milesA-812A-52,100
Pasadena Hills 3 milesA-842A9,010
Lakeland 17 milesB+729A-239,200
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Crystal Springs 4 milesA+927A+1,700
Wesley Chapel 9 milesA860A103,900
St. Leo 10 milesA920A+3,640
Dade City 10 milesA-820A33,600
San Antonio 10 milesA898A+5,930
Thonotosassa 12 milesA859A15,700

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Zephyrhills South. 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, Zephyrhills South has more violent crime than 99% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Zephyrhills SouthB-550B4,990
Cataula, GAA+986A+4,990
Freeland, WAA+956A+4,990
Marion, MAA+943A+4,990
Eastaboga, ALA+938A+4,990
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Fort Mc Coy, FLA+927A+4,990
Lake Delton, WIA911A4,990
Grasonville, MDA907A+4,990
Midway, FLA885A4,980
Sperry, OKA880A4,990
West Pleasant View, COB+757B+4,990

Jobs, density and walkability in Zephyrhills South

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Zephyrhills South apart: it has 5 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less robbery.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.5 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 77% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 70% 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 Zephyrhills South: F (0 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 55% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Zephyrhills South on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 Zephyrhills South

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Zephyrhills South about $7.4 million a year, or $1,487 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $1.6 million, or $329 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering are about 78% of that full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$630,000$126
Rape$150,000$29
Robbery$8,800$2
Assault$860,000$173
Total$1.6 million$329

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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