Gulfport, FL carries a PlainCrime C safety grade with violent crime 12% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Gulfport, FL shows violent crime at 309.9 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 2,186.3 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 12% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade C from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
C safety grade
309.9/100K violent
2186.3/100K property
-12% vs U.S.
The verdict
Gulfport earns a C safety grade: violent crime runs 12% below the U.S. average, placing it higher-crime than most U.S. cities.
C
PlainCrime safety grade
-12%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
29th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
2,186.3
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Gulfport, FL
Comparable rate records
Gulfport's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Florida cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Gulfport's 309.9 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are St. Pete Beach (310.8), Stuart (308.3), Loxatachee Groves (315.7), Madeira Beach (322.1). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 250.4 per 100,000 in 2020 to 309.9 in 2024 (+23.7%). The highest observed value was 309.9 in 2024 and the lowest 81.2 in 2021. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Position in the state cohort
Gulfport sits mid-pack among comparable Florida cities
At 309.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Gulfport ranks 46 of 126 — above 80 of the 125 other Florida cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +60.8% against the cohort median of 192.7. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
Property counts dominate Gulfport's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
+39.5%
222.1 → 309.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
-9.2%
2409 → 2186.3/100K
Property offenses lead Gulfport's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs FL
Property Crime
254
2186.3
1030
Larceny-Theft
197
1695.6
-
Burglary
39
335.7
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
18
154.9
-
Arson
1
8.6
-
Violent Crime
36
309.9
210.3
Aggravated Assault
25
215.2
-
Robbery
7
60.3
-
Rape
4
34.4
-
Murder
0
0
-
Gulfport Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Gulfport property crime rate trend
Lead series · fell across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
2,186.3/100K↓9.2%vs 2023
Gulfport violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · rose · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
309.9/100K↑39.5%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
12,378
250.4
2835.7
382
2021
Comparable
12,311
81.2
2347.5
299
2022
Comparable
11,659
163
2641.7
327
2023
Comparable
11,706
222.1
2409
308
2024
Comparable
11,618
309.9
2186.3
290
How Gulfport sits among FL peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Gulfport Police Department NIBRS-participating
Gulfport's crime figures on this page originate from Gulfport Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Florida
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Florida cities closest to Gulfport in population. Their populations run from 10,086 to 13,082, against 11,618 here. Or use our
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These Florida cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Gulfport's 309.9/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Gulfport has a violent crime rate of 309.9 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 2186.3 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Gulfport, FL safe? ▼
Gulfport receives a safety grade of C (Average), with a safety score of 50/100. The violent crime rate is 12% below the national average and 47% above the Florida average.
What is the population of Gulfport, FL? ▼
The reporting population for Gulfport is 11,618 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Gulfport? ▼
In 2024, Gulfport reported 36 violent crimes and 254 property crimes, for a total of 290 reported offenses.
How do Gulfport's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Gulfport recorded about one reported offense per 40 residents and one reported violent offense per 323 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Gulfport? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Gulfport's violent crime rate increased by 39.5%, and the property crime rate decreased by 9.2%.
What is the most common crime in Gulfport? ▼
The most common crime type in Gulfport is larceny-theft, accounting for 67.9% of all reported crimes (197 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Gulfport figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Gulfport, FL rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.