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Safety in Ridgecrest · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Ridgecrest

Ridgecrest doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
1.8 mi
Hca Florida Largo Hospital
Storm & flood risk
Moderate
higher than 43% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Ridgecrest

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Ridgecrest is covered by the county

Ridgecrest has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Ridgecrest.

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Pinellas County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▲ Property crime up 256% since 2022▲ Violent crime up 256% since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

Here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
Belleair BluffsB2 mi0.96.12025
Indian Rocks BeachC+2 mi07.72025
BelleairA3 mi03.42025
Belleair BeachA3 mi04.32025
SeminoleC+3 mi1.614.42025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Ridgecrest: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Next door

Ridgecrest and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

Largo: not gradedLargoRidgecrest
A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Largo—2.516.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Ridgecrest plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Ridgecrest.

Nearest emergency roomHca Florida Largo Hospital

Largo · 1.8 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
ModerateFEMA riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes

Expected damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities. 3 paid flood insurance claims since 1998.

Natural hazards in Ridgecrest →

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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