Safety
Reported crime fell 19.7% in unincorporated Manatee County, which includes Parrish and Ellenton, in 2025 (Sheriff's Office), and fell 21.6% in the City of Palmetto in 2024 (Palmetto Police).
Depends on where you live
Unincorporated Manatee County, including Parrish and Ellenton: 2025
Manatee County Sheriff's Office, 2025 compared with 2024. Released in February 2026.
Reported crimes fell from 4,977 to 3,998. Robbery fell 39.6%, vehicle theft 31.9%, burglary 27.3%, aggravated assault 23.6% and larceny 16.1%, while the population the Sheriff's Office serves grew nearly 3% to about 387,000.
| 2017 | 2017: 21.7 per 1,000 · 6,334 crimes |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2018: 21.7 per 1,000 · 6,491 crimes |
| 2019 | 2019: 19.5 per 1,000 · 6,018 crimes |
| 2020 | 2020: 18.4 per 1,000 · 5,816 crimes |
| 2021 | 2021: 16.1 per 1,000 · 5,371 crimes |
| 2022 | 2022: 16.3 per 1,000 · 5,602 crimes |
| 2023 | 2023: 15.0 per 1,000 · 5,421 crimes |
| 2024 | 2024: 13.2 per 1,000 · 4,977 crimes |
| 2025 | 2025: 10.3 per 1,000 · 3,998 crimes |
Violent and property crimes reported by the Sheriff's Office, per 1,000 residents, from its 2017–2025 crime comparison.
City of Palmetto: 2024
Palmetto Police Department, 2024 compared with 2023, as reported to the FBI. Released in August 2025.
Reported crimes fell from 417 to 327. Thefts dropped from 279 to 187, while aggravated assaults rose from 55 to 61 and robberies from 12 to 15.
For 2025, Palmetto Police told the city's redevelopment board in February that serious crime fell 14%. Full 2025 numbers come with the FBI's next yearly release.
| 2015 | 2015: 48.4 per 1,000 · 639 crimes |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016: 37.9 per 1,000 · 507 crimes |
| 2017 | 2017: 35.7 per 1,000 · 485 crimes |
| 2018 | 2018: 37.1 per 1,000 · 512 crimes |
| 2019 | 2019: 31.1 per 1,000 · 431 crimes |
| 2020 | 2020: 33.5 per 1,000 · 465 crimes |
| 2021 | 2021: 27.7 per 1,000 · 370 crimes (state report) |
| 2022 | 2022: 30.5 per 1,000 · 415 crimes |
| 2023 | 2023: 30.3 per 1,000 · 417 crimes |
| 2024 | 2024: 23.9 per 1,000 · 327 crimes |
Violent and property crimes reported by Palmetto Police, per 1,000 residents. 2021 is from the state's report, since the FBI has no 2021 figures for Palmetto.
About these numbers
These are crimes reported to police, not arrests. The Sheriff's Office numbers come from its year-end report, and Palmetto's from the yearly reports its police send the state and the FBI.
Figures are as reported by the linked sources. An arrest is an accusation, not a conviction.
Sources (5) · Info updated
- WWSB: Sheriff's Office 2025 crime figures and comparison chart, Feb. 26, 2026
- Pulse of Manatee: Sheriff's Office 2025 crime figures by type
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (Palmetto Police Department)
- Palmetto Police report to the city's redevelopment board (page 12), Feb. 2, 2026
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 2021 County and Municipal Offense Report