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Clearwater Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Clearwater crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Clearwater for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Clearwater in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 24.14% and the city property crime rate in Clearwater was lower than the national property crime rate average by 8.7%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Clearwater was lower than the violent crime rate in Florida by 4.72% and the city property crime rate in Clearwater was higher than the property crime rate in Florida by 19.14%.

Property and Violent Crime
Clearwater Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Clearwater Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Clearwater Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault180
Arson3
Burglary175
Larceny and Theft1,392
Motor Vehicle Theft68
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape76
Robbery33
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,672
Property Crime1,635
Violent Crime290
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault191
Arson1
Burglary40
Larceny and Theft1,075
Motor Vehicle Theft64
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape82
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,217
Property Crime1,180
Violent Crime281

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Clearwater Property Crime

Clearwater Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Clearwater Crime 2025

Clearwater Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Clearwater Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Clearwater Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Clearwater, Florida crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Clearwater crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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