5 Most Dangerous Cities in Florida

4. St. Petersburg

Total violent crimes in 2019: 1,594

Violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2019: 595

Some of the crimes in St. Petersburg include a father who stabbed his partner over  a hundred times before drowning his two-year old son and throwing his body to alligators. The police are now working to change a rule based on this crime where the boy’s family required his permission before burying the toddler. However, this is an outlier and overall, homicide in the city has fallen dramatically as has violent crime, even though car thefts are rising. However, this decline of 43% in violent crime follows one of the worst years on record for the city which is why it will take some time to fall off our list.