What's Tampa like?

lizard
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:14:40 +0000

Gordon, the Congressional Quarterly’s 2010 City Crime Rate Rankings, compiled from FBI records, indicates Tampa has less violent crime than any of the other Florida cities on your list. National ranking for violent crime (lower the rank #, the worse the crime rate): St. Pete 31; Orlando 46; Miami 51; West Palm Beach 59; Gainesville 86; Jacksonville 89; Tallahassee 92; Ft. Lauderdale 101; Tampa 155. You’re more likely to get your head skinned in any of your preferred Florida cities than Tampa. http://os.cqpress.com/citycrime/2010/City_crime_rate_2010-2011_hightolow.pdf

Too, USF is working in the Tampa community to make its own neighborhood better–there is always room for improvement. http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/economicdevelopment/usf-moffitt-busch-gardens-and-university-community-hospital-form-tampa/1179963