Clearwater, FL crime rate
In 2025 the Clearwater Police Department reported 253.7 violent crimes and 1,419.3 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Florida and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers
Data notes.
- 2023: not usable. 11 of 12 months of violent or property crime sent as zero, so the year has no rates.
- 2022: not usable. 11 of 12 months of violent or property crime sent as zero, so the year has no rates.
How does Clearwater compare with Florida and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Clearwater only.
What offenses were reported in Clearwater, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Florida | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 296 | 253.7 | 260.9 | 327.6 | up 4.2% | 2021: not reported |
| Murder | 1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | down 79.1% | 2021: not reported |
| Rape | 80 | 68.6 | 27.2 | 36.1 | up 14.3% | 2021: not reported |
| Robbery | 32 | 27.4 | 36.5 | 49.4 | down 23.9% | 2021: not reported |
| Aggravated assault | 183 | 156.8 | 193.9 | 238.0 | up 9.6% | 2021: not reported |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 1,656 | 1,419.3 | 1,176.1 | 1,534.8 | down 5.1% | 2021: not reported |
| Burglary | 176 | 150.8 | 130.1 | 193.6 | down 2.3% | 2021: not reported |
| Larceny-theft | 1,409 | 1,207.6 | 975.1 | 1,144.1 | down 2.1% | 2021: not reported |
| Motor vehicle theft | 68 | 58.3 | 70.9 | 197.0 | down 45.6% | 2021: not reported |
| Arson | 3 | 2.6 | Not estimated | Not estimated | up 52.9% | 2021: not reported |
Reported = offenses known to the Clearwater Police Department and sent to the FBI. Florida and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: not reported; 2022: not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero; 2023: not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero. No rate is drawn for those years, and the line breaks there.
Show as a table
| Year | Clearwater | United States | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not reported | 387.0 | 337.3 |
| 2022 | Not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero | 388.7 | 292.9 |
| 2023 | Not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero | 379.5 | 292.7 |
| 2024 | 243.4 | 362.9 | 275.2 |
| 2025 | 253.7 | 327.6 | 260.9 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: not reported; 2022: not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero; 2023: not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero. No rate is drawn for those years, and the line breaks there.
Show as a table
| Year | Clearwater | United States | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not reported | 1,832.3 | 1,517.6 |
| 2022 | Not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero | 1,973.8 | 1,606.9 |
| 2023 | Not usable: 11 of 12 months reported as zero | 1,934.1 | 1,510.9 |
| 2024 | 1,496.3 | 1,761.1 | 1,401.8 |
| 2025 | 1,419.3 | 1,534.8 | 1,176.1 |
Is Clearwater safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Clearwater Police Department reported, 253.7 per 100,000 residents, was lower than Florida's 260.9, and lower than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It rose 4.2% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Police employees, 2025: 2.91 per 1,000 residents (237 officers, 103 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Florida cities
The nearest Florida cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Clearwater Police Department (ORI FL0520300), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Florida and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_FL0520300_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Clearwater Police Department (FL0520300): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_FL0520300__from-2021-to-2025.json)