Pensacola, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Pensacola, FL Summary

Crime in Pensacola research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Pensacola over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Pensacola:

  • There were 1,870 total crimes committed in Pensacola the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,522.8 total crimes per 100K people in Pensacola.
  • The overall crime rate in Pensacola is 51.57% above the national average.
  • Pensacola ranks #236 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Pensacola ranks #8,626 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Pensacola Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Pensacola is 3,522.8 per 100,000 people. That's 51.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 63.62% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Pensacola
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,870 3,522.8 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 9.4 5.9 6.3
Robbery 52 98.0 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 244 459.7 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 327 616.0 383.6 369.8
Burglary 191 359.8 240.6 269.8
Larceny 1,272 2,396.2 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 80 150.7 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 1,543 2,906.8 1,769.4 1,954.4

Pensacola Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Pensacola

327
Violent Crimes
616.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
66.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 327 violent crimes in Pensacola in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Pensacola is 616.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 162.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Pensacola each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 66.58% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 60.59% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Pensacola

1,543
Property Crimes
2,906.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,543 property crimes in Pensacola in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Pensacola is 2,906.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Pensacola each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 48.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 64.28% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Pensacola

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Gulf Breeze, FL 7,037 90 1,279.0 1,165.3 113.7

Pensacola SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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