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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safest ZIP Codes in Pensacola, FL
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in Pensacola, compare its ZIP codes, and find wider county context.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around Pensacola. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is Pensacola, FL safe?
Pensacola, Florida has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 49 out of 100, grade C, below the Florida statewide score of 53. An estimated 44% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Its ZIP codes with at least 5 scored block groups range from 24 to 57, so the answer depends on the neighborhood. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 49 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 44%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- 43%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 57
How Pensacola compares
Pensacola scores 4 points below the Florida statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
Pensacola lies in Escambia County, which has a county Safety Score of 27, grade D.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside Pensacola.
Neighborhoods inside Pensacola
57 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside Pensacola, 45 of them mostly inside it. Among those 45, the lowest scores 2, the highest 93, and the middle 80% range from 9 to 93.
Safest ZIP codes in Pensacola, 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 Pensacola, FL
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Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Florida
- Milton Safety Score 26 · grade D · 15 miles
- Fort Walton Beach Safety Score 48 · grade C · 34 miles
- Crestview Safety Score 41 · grade C · 43 miles
- Destin Safety Score 55 · grade C · 43 miles
- Niceville Safety Score 70 · grade B · 44 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About Pensacola
Pensacola has an estimated 53,898 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 22.7 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 57 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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