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The Clearwater crime rate is higher than the Florida average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #204

Clearwater, FL	2,418.81
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Clearwater, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Clearwater, FL	Count	7	56	195	383	755	3,318	210	8
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	6.4	50.9	177.2	347.9	685.9	3,014.3	190.8	7.3	2,156
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Clearwater, FL	Count	4	50	177	387	851	3,284	181	14
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	3.7	45.9	162.5	355.3	781.4	3,015.4	166.2	12.9	2,112
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Clearwater, FL	Count	3	59	206	459	919	3,169	176	21
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	2.7	54.0	188.5	420.1	841.2	2,900.6	161.1	19.2	2,241
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Clearwater, FL	Count	10	40	182	569	719	3,252	158	15
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	9.2	36.6	166.7	521.3	658.7	2,979.3	144.8	13.7	2,239
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Clearwater, FL	Count	5	35	245	490	777	3,360	201	12
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	4.7	33.1	231.9	463.8	735.5	3,180.4	190.3	11.4	2,307
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Clearwater, FL	Count	3	43	275	603	802	3,617	301	17
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	2.8	40.8	261.0	572.2	761.0	3,432.2	285.6	16.1	2,593
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Clearwater, FL	Count	11	38	318	624	856	3,678	251	21
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	10.5	36.2	302.9	594.4	815.3	3,503.3	239.1	20.0	2,791
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Clearwater, FL	Count	10	34	240	584	862	3,469	347	31
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	9.3	31.6	223.3	543.3	801.9	3,226.9	322.8	28.8	2,546
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Clearwater, FL	Count	4	44	200	614	882	3,527	428	31
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	3.6	39.8	181.0	555.6	798.0	3,191.3	387.3	28.0	2,472
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Clearwater, FL	Count	9	48	210	726	949	3,695	433	42
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	8.1	43.2	189.1	653.7	854.5	3,327.1	389.9	37.8	2,731
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Clearwater, FL	3.00
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Clearwater, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Clearwater, FL	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	28
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Clearwater, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Clearwater, FL	2.56
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Clearwater, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Clearwater, FL	Count	325	230	95
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	298.4	211.2	87.2	2.55
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Clearwater, FL	Count	319	228	91
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	292.0	208.7	83.3	2.50
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Clearwater, FL	Count	319	229	90
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	292.3	209.8	82.5	2.51
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Clearwater, FL	Count	333	232	101
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	315.2	219.6	95.6	2.67
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Clearwater, FL	Count	353	248	105
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	335.0	235.3	99.6	2.85
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Clearwater, FL	Count	365	255	110
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	347.7	242.9	104.8	2.95
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Clearwater, FL	Count	365	257	108
	Clearwater, FL	Per 100,000	339.5	239.1	100.5	2.89
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Clearwater, FL	Count	375	255	120
2005	Clearwater, FL	Count	371	247	124