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Tampa Was Mostly Well Behaved For Gasparilla 2023

Buckwheat January 30th

Downtown Tampa was crazy on Saturday, but most people were able to stay out of trouble. The annual Gasparilla Invasion and Parade made its way through Bayshore along with over 300,000 local pirates. Despite all the drinking of rum, the pirates were generally well behaved and made it out with low arrest records. Here’s how Gasparilla 2023 went by the numbers:

As we said earlier, over 300,000 people lined the streets of Downtown Tampa on January 28 for the third largest parade in the country. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s only arrested one (1) person for disorderly conduct. That’s got to be a Gaspy record! Two others were arrested for allegedly boating under the influence. It was also reported that seven party-goers were ejected from the festivities.

The Tampa Police Department saw a little more action. According to News Channel 8, Tampa PD reported three arrests or ejections. Tampa Police responded to 16 traffic crashes and violations and had 43 requests for medical attention. Out of all that madness, only two people were reported missing.

It seems like this Gasparilla was a little more calm than last year. Apparently there were 10 arrests made last year from disorderly conduct and BUI’s. It looks like some people have learned their lesson. I’m glad to see that our local scallywags were able to party safely this year.

[Source: News Channel 8]

Here Are The Dirtiest Cities In Florida

Lawnstarter created a list of the dirtiest cities in America. Huston came in at number one.  Out of the 152 cities on the list, 9 of them are in Florida. Lawnstarter compared the cities across 4 categories. Pollution, Living Conditions, Infrastructure And Consumer Satisfaction. 9 Florida cities made the list out of 152 cities across the U.S., but only 2 of them were in the top 20. Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale were the dirtiest cities in Florida, ranked at #18 and #20 in this study.

We try to respect our beaches here in Florida, but can’t always guarantee that the tourists do the same. Is Your city on this list? Are you shocked? Below are the 9 cities that made the list! Some on this list I am shocked by. I didn’t think Hollywood or St. Pete would be on here.

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Here are the 9 dirtiest cities in Florida

  • Hollywood

    Here Are The Dirtiest Cities In Florida

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    Over All Score: 44.22

    Pollution Rank: 23

    Living Conditions Rank: 9

    Infrastructure Rank: 51

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 97

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Here Are The Dirtiest Cities In Florida

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    Over All Score: 43.69

    Pollution Rank: 29

    Living Conditions Rank: 10

    Infrastructure Rank: 42

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 114

  • Orlando

    Over All Score: 42.77

    Pollution Rank: 20

    Living Conditions Rank: 51

    Infrastructure Rank: 10

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 95

  • Tampa

    Over All Score: 39.69

    Pollution Rank: 42

    Living Conditions Rank: 19

    Infrastructure Rank: 63

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 98

  • Miami

    Here Are The Dirtiest Cities In Florida

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    Over All Score: 39.34

    Pollution Rank: 115

    Living Conditions Rank: 7

    Infrastructure Rank: 30

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 57

  • St. Petersburg

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    Over All Score: 35.34

    Pollution Rank: 95

    Living Conditions Rank: 15

    Infrastructure Rank: 16

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 122

  • Port St. Lucie

    Over All Score: 33.87

    Pollution Rank: 36

    Living Conditions Rank: 112

    Infrastructure Rank: 43

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 144

  • Jacksonville

    Here Are The Dirtiest Cities In Florida

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    Over All Score: 31.57

    Pollution Rank: 105

    Living Conditions Rank: 77

    Infrastructure Rank: 36

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 55

  • Tallahassee

     

    Over All Score: 25.84

    Pollution Rank: 120

    Living Conditions Rank: 132

    Infrastructure Rank: 35

    Consumer Satisfaction Rank: 133

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