With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 7 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Parrish is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 60% of America's communities). One's chance of becoming a victim of crime in Parrish is one in 136. Compared to communities within Florida, Parrish‘s crime rate is lower than nearly 73% of the state's cities and towns.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Parrish has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Parrish is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Parrish does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Parrish.

For Parrish, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Parrish than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1431, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Parrish; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.