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1,043 reported car break-ins & thefts across Tampa in the past 12 months (Tampa PD). Rainbow Heights has the fewest per tracked block — 1.0 per block (5 across 5 blocks) — of 52 tracked neighborhoods.

Fewest break-ins & thefts per tracked block

NeighborhoodTotalBlocksPer block
Rainbow Heights551.0
Sunset Park661.0
Ballast Point551.0
East Forest Hills981.1
South Seminole Heights761.2
Richmond Place761.2
Drew Park12101.2
Interbay - South of Gandy651.2
Davis Islands15121.3
Macfarlane Park15121.3
Gandy / Sun Bay South24191.3
East Side Commercial18141.3
Armenia Gardens Estates861.3
Tampa Overlook861.3
Palma Ceia Pines1181.4
Carver City Lincoln Gardens17121.4
Wellswood961.5
Southeast Seminole Heights15101.5
Tampa Palms1171.6
Old West Tampa1171.6
Plaza Terrace1171.6
Old Seminole Heights43271.6
Bayside West851.6
Jackson Heights21131.6
Terrace Park34211.6
Lowry Park Central18111.6
Riverside Heights1061.7
College Hill-Belmont Heights25151.7
Hampton Terrace Community Association (HTCA)1061.7
Highland Pines1061.7
Armenia Terrace | Bour Lands | Al Dana Park1271.7
Tampa Heights31181.7
Tampa Downtown Partnership1691.8
North Tampa Community29161.8
Historic Belmont Heights20111.8
Midtown Tampa1371.9
South Howard1371.9
Sulphur Springs32171.9
East Tampa 11791.9
North Hyde Park1472.0
Tampa International Airport24122.0
University Square36182.0
Temple Crest30152.0
Historic East Ybor and Gary1992.1
North Ybor1362.2
VM Ybor1362.2
Hyde Park Spanishtown Creek1462.3
The Legacy of Fair Oaks2392.6
West River1863.0
Historic Ybor34113.1
Downtown River Arts1753.4
Seminole Heights East1853.6
All 52 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. Tampa PD records through Oct 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.
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