The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fort Walton Beach, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	A

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$6.26 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fort Walton Beach, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $610 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fort Walton Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Fort Walton Beach, FL Safe?

The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Fort Walton Beach's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Fort Walton Beach sits in the 65th percentile, ahead of 65% of cities and behind 35%. The grade covers only Fort Walton Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fort Walton Beach is 19.41 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 87 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Fort Walton Beach, FL report the most crime, about 96 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 28 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fort Walton Beach, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fort Walton Beach for 2025 is $6,263,256, about $263 per resident and $610 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fort Walton Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Fort Walton Beach, FL:	$263
Gladeview, FL:	$878
Parrish, FL:	$91
Florida:	$246
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fort Walton Beach is $263 per year, which is $201 less than the national average and $17 more than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fort Walton Beach:

In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $615 more than in Fort Walton Beach.
In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $172 less than in Fort Walton Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Fort Walton Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Fort Walton Beach	Cost per Fort Walton Beach Resident
Murder	$1.86 million	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$600,523	$25
Robbery	$268,236	$11
Assault	$878,911	$37
Kidnapping	$18,530	$1
Vehicle Theft	$286,224	$12
Burglary	$323,162	$14
Theft	$1.45 million	$61
Arson	$18,404	$1
Vandalism	$283,987	$12
Animal Cruelty	$2,391	$0
Drug Crimes	$218,105	$9
Identity Theft	$48,261	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$6,263,256	$263

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fort Walton Beach, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Fort Walton Beach totals $15,578,834 ($655 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,842,090 ($918 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Fort Walton Beach has 13, do the same, and of Fort Walton Beach's 23,792 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Fort Walton Beach Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Fort Walton Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.286
Robbery	0.3584
Rape	0.4163
Murder	0.0417
Total Violent Crime	2.103 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.80
Vehicle Theft	0.7769
Burglary	1.498
Arson	0.0320
Total Property Crime	14.10 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0128
Drug Crimes	1.239
Vandalism	1.671
Identity Theft	0.2621
Animal Cruelty	0.0136
Total "Other" Rate	3.199 (A)

Individual Fort Walton Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Fort Walton Beach is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Fort Walton Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cinco Bayou, FL	C	A	D
Ocean City, FL	B	A-	C
Wright, FL	A	A-	B
Shalimar, FL	A	A+	B+
Lake Lorraine, FL	A	A	B+
Eglin Afb, FL	A-	A-	C+
Hurlburt Field, FL	C	C-	D+
Mary Esther, FL	A-	A	B
Destin, FL	A-	B+	B
Valparaiso, FL	B+	C	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fort Walton Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Roanoke Rapids, NC	D-	D-	D-
Hopewell Junction, NY	A	B+	B+
Hormigueros, PR	F	D-	D-
Hudson, OH	B	C+	C+
Hummelstown, PA	A+	A+	A+
Inverness, FL	A-	A-	A-
Johnston, IA	A-	B	B
Junction City, KS	D-	D-	D-
Lincolnia, VA	D-	B+	B+
Plainview, TX	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Fort Walton Beach is less safe than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Fort Walton Beach, FL average SchoolGrade of B, with 48% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Fort Walton Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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