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Tampa, FL · the CityFunIndex

Safety in Tampa

Tampa ranks #9 of 134 US cities for staying safe, with a safety score of 94 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 94th percentile nationally and #1 of 7 in Florida.

safety score
94
Exceptional
National rank
#9 of 134
In Florida
#1 of 7
Percentile
94th

The typical city scores 50 for staying safe; Tampa sits 44 points above the median.

How safety is measured

Reported violent and property crime rates.

The safety score is the flip side of our crime measure — 100 minus the raw crime score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: FBI Crime Data Explorer and city open-data crime portals.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Tampa

  1. T#7 Chandler, AZ 95
  2. T#7 Napa, CA 95
  3. #9 Tampa, FL — this page 94
  4. #10 Telluride, CO 93
  5. T#11 Bridgeport, CT 92

See the full leaderboard — The safest cities in America →

Top US cities for staying safe

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Gilbert, AZ 99
  3. T#3 Boise, ID 98
  4. T#3 Santa Clarita, CA 98
  5. #5 Irvine, CA 97

More about Tampa

Tampa scores 70 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: