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Saint Petersburg, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Saint Petersburg crime rate is much higher than the Florida average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #281

Saint Petersburg, FL	3,675.59
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.

Saint Petersburg, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	19	154	619	1,377	2,612	10,139	1,399	44
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	7.6	61.4	246.8	549.1	1,041.6	4,043.1	557.9	17.5	3,151
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	15	155	634	1,575	2,742	9,315	1,124	51
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	6.1	62.7	256.6	637.4	1,109.7	3,770.0	454.9	20.6	3,153
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	15	94	585	1,545	2,933	8,642	876	69
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	6.0	37.9	235.6	622.1	1,181.0	3,479.9	352.7	27.8	2,894
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	21	90	720	1,701	3,412	8,544	847	65
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	8.5	36.3	290.2	685.6	1,375.2	3,443.7	341.4	26.2	3,150
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	13	105	752	1,888	3,564	9,015	1,236	90
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	5.3	43.1	308.6	774.8	1,462.7	3,699.7	507.3	36.9	3,445
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	11	112	907	2,304	4,366	10,575	2,257	100
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	4.5	45.7	370.3	940.7	1,782.5	4,317.5	921.5	40.8	4,226
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	20	110	1,095	2,143	4,232	9,711	1,461	83
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	8.2	45.2	450.4	881.5	1,740.8	3,994.5	601.0	34.1	4,078
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	26	103	1,017	2,684	3,717	9,156	2,316	103
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	10.5	41.5	410.0	1,082.0	1,498.4	3,690.9	933.6	41.5	4,203
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	21	112	1,032	2,588	3,466	10,182	2,761	75
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	8.3	44.2	407.5	1,021.8	1,368.4	4,020.1	1,090.1	29.6	4,214
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	30	101	959	2,847	3,534	10,395	2,394	84
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	11.8	39.7	376.5	1,117.7	1,387.4	4,081.1	939.9	33.0	4,243
	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

Saint Petersburg, FL	16.50
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.

Saint Petersburg, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2013	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	1	0	1	0	0	0
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	0.4	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	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
2009	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0	8
	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
2006	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	13	4	3	6	0	0
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	5.1	1.6	1.2	2.4	0.0	0.0	51
	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

Saint Petersburg, FL	2.46
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.

Saint Petersburg, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	761	531	230
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	303.5	211.7	91.7	2.58
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.1	227.5	155.6	3.05
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	728	533	195
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	294.6	215.7	78.9	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	745	541	204
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	300.0	217.8	82.1	2.59
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	743	533	210
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	299.5	214.8	84.6	2.57
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	774	538	236
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	317.6	220.8	96.9	2.69
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	775	540	235
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	316.4	220.5	95.9	2.68
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	738	509	229
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	303.6	209.4	94.2	2.56
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	710	490	220
	Saint Petersburg, FL	Per 100,000	286.2	197.5	88.7	2.42
	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	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	733	504	229
2005	Saint Petersburg, FL	Count	754	520	234