This shows how Tampa's crime rate compares to other cities its size. The information is based on the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Report.
| City, State | # of Officers | Population |
| Anaheim, CA | 361 | 345,320 |
| Arlington, TX | 624 | 378,765 |
| Aurora, CO | 675 | 343,484 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 339 | 361,859 |
| Cincinnati, OH | 961 | 296,491 |
| Miami, FL | 1066 | 418,394 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 861 | 307,632 |
| Santa Ana, CA | 317 | 322,848 |
| St. Louis, MO | 1287 | 318,563 |
| Tampa, FL | 952 | 351,314 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 782 | 450,687 |
| Wichita, KS | 646 | 386,486 |
| Average | 739 | 356,820 |
*Population Numbers and number of Officers is from 2013
*** Information contained in this report was obtained from the FBI's UCR Data Tool: UCR Data Tool and FBI UCR Tables