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

Crime Index, #211

Tampa, FL	2,501.12
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.

Tampa, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Tampa, FL	Count	28	62	514	1,476	1,820	6,355	495	43
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	7.8	17.4	143.9	413.3	509.6	1,779.5	138.6	12.0	1,603
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	28	78	580	1,411	1,950	6,320	553	81
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	8.0	22.2	165.1	401.6	555.1	1,799.0	157.4	23.1	1,687
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	23	43	573	1,523	2,476	6,864	607	84
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	6.6	12.3	163.4	434.2	705.9	1,956.9	173.1	23.9	1,769
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	28	58	587	1,555	2,718	7,042	633	102
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	8.2	17.0	172.5	457.0	798.7	2,069.4	186.0	30.0	1,936
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	27	47	684	1,412	3,131	7,484	838	107
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	7.8	13.5	196.6	405.9	900.2	2,151.6	240.9	30.8	1,995
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	20	80	909	1,588	3,501	8,098	1,361	150
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	5.8	23.2	263.3	460.0	1,014.1	2,345.7	394.2	43.4	2,350
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	27	83	1,056	1,809	4,098	9,648	1,752	131
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	8.0	24.6	313.4	536.9	1,216.3	2,863.7	520.0	38.9	2,837
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	28	80	1,205	2,262	4,221	10,390	2,164	73
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	8.3	23.7	357.3	670.8	1,251.7	3,081.1	641.7	21.6	3,168
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	25	133	1,211	2,470	4,451	11,251	3,087	45
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	7.5	40.1	365.3	745.1	1,342.7	3,394.1	931.3	13.6	3,593
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	20	210	1,160	3,317	4,914	12,564	2,793	49
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	6.1	63.8	352.5	1,008.1	1,493.5	3,818.4	848.8	14.9	4,074
	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

Tampa, FL	12.22
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.

Tampa, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Tampa, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tampa, 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	Tampa, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tampa, 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	Tampa, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tampa, 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	Tampa, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tampa, 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	Tampa, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Tampa, 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	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Tampa, FL	Count	5	3	0	2	0	0
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	1.4	0.9	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	14
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	5
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	13	8	4	1	0	0
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	3.9	2.4	1.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	38
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	18	10	2	3	3	0
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	5.4	3.0	0.6	0.9	0.9	0.0	54
	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

Tampa, FL	3.07
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.

Tampa, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Tampa, FL	Count	1,205	952	253
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	343.0	271.0	72.0	3.07
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,225	959	266
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	349.2	273.4	75.8	3.11
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,219	948	271
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	358.2	278.6	79.6	3.18
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,245	952	293
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	357.9	273.7	84.2	3.16
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,242	964	278
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	359.8	279.2	80.5	3.19
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,293	979	314
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	383.8	290.6	93.2	3.37
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,311	983	328
	Tampa, FL	Per 100,000	388.8	291.5	97.3	3.40
	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	Tampa, FL	Count	1,330	983	347
2005	Tampa, FL	Count	1,311	985	326