Santa Rosa Beach, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Santa Rosa Beach in green. The most dangerous areas in Santa Rosa Beach are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Santa Rosa Beach, FL Safe from Murder?

The A- grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US city. Santa Rosa Beach is in the 80th percentile for safety, meaning 20% of cities are safer and 80% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Santa Rosa Beach's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Santa Rosa Beach is 0.0312 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Santa Rosa Beach generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Santa Rosa Beach may be as high as 1 in 28,394 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 89,519 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Santa Rosa Beach, FL: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Santa Rosa Beach has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Santa Rosa Beach's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Santa Rosa Beach to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Santa Rosa Beach is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Santa Rosa Beach about $1,270,518 in 2025, or roughly $59 per resident. This is part of Santa Rosa Beach's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Santa Rosa Beach, including every crime type and how Santa Rosa Beach compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Santa Rosa Beach's crime maps on the Santa Rosa Beach overall crime page.

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Individual Santa Rosa Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Santa Rosa Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Santa Rosa Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grayton Beach, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Miramar Beach, FL	A+	A	A+	A
Portland, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Choctaw, FL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Freeport, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Rosemary Bch, FL	A	A+	A-	A-
Destin, FL	A-	B+	B	A+
Niceville, FL	A+	A	A+	A+
Red Head, FL	A	D	A	A-
Laguna Beach, FL	A+	B+	A+	A

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Santa Rosa Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Maple Shade, NJ	A-	A	A	A-
Portland, TX	C+	D+	D+	B-
Port Wentworth, GA	B	C+	C+	B+
Point Pleasant, NJ	A	A+	A+	A
Plymouth, IN	B-	B-	B-	B
Mattoon, IL	B-	B	B	D
Maryland City, MD	C-	C	C	C
Marshfield, MA	B+	A-	A-	A+
Marlboro, NJ	A+	A+	A+	A
Marcus Hook, PA	C+	C+	C+	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Santa Rosa Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of A+, with 72% actual proficiency versus 61% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Santa Rosa Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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