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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Clearwater, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Clearwater, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Clearwater. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Clearwater, FL safe?
Clearwater, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 44 out of 100, grade C, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 33% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its 5 ZIP codes range from 31 to 62, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 44 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 33%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 47%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 114
How Clearwater compares
Clearwater scores 9 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Clearwater lies in Pinellas County, which has a county Safety Score of 35, grade D.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Clearwater.
Neighborhoods inside Clearwater
114 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Clearwater, 94 of them mostly inside it. Among those 94, the lowest scores 2, the highest 92, and the middle 80% range from 8 to 80.
Safest ZIP codes in Clearwater, FL
Ranked by Safety Score among ZIP codes that score above the city's median ZIP score and have at least 5 scored block groups, so a single small area can't top the list.
ZIP code Safety Scores in Clearwater, FL
Showing all 5 ZIP profiles
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- Dunedin Safety Score 54 · grade C · 3.4 miles
- Safety Harbor Safety Score 65 · grade B · 4.3 miles
- Largo Safety Score 45 · grade C · 4.8 miles
- Oldsmar Safety Score 70 · grade B · 6.6 miles
- Pinellas Park Safety Score 50 · grade C · 9.1 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Clearwater
Clearwater has an estimated 116,811 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 26.1 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 114 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
A ZIP code is listed here when most of its land is inside the city limits. ZIPs that mainly lie outside the city appear on their county pages. The city score is not an average of the listed ZIP scores.
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