The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wright, FL
Wright is an unincorporated community of 29,000 in Okaloosa County, about 20 miles south of downtown Crestview · Updated November 2026
Is Wright, FL safe?
With an overall CrimeGrade™ of B, Wright has moderate crime by national standards. Most US neighborhoods have less: 70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B+ against B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Wright run from A- to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 690 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wright as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wright scores 690.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Wright, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wright, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Wright
Simple assaults run high. Wright has simple assaults at about double the US rate: 20.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Wright
Every part of Wright where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Wright run from A- to B-; every part of Wright has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Hidden Trails & Magnolia Square, northwestSimple assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Wright.B+736
2Shangra Woods, northeastClose to the rest of Wright on most crimes.B+698
3Bent Tree-Wright, centralClose to the rest of Wright on most crimes.B633
Neighborhood areas of Wright, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Crime rates and types in Wright
CrimeGrade™ estimates Wright has about 44 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% more than the US as a whole and 42% more than Florida.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Assault is the most common crime in Wright, about 54% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Wright compares with nearby cities
Of the 9 cities closest to Wright, 8 have less crime. Valparaiso and Shalimar have the least.
One thing sets Wright apart: it has 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 95% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Wright: D- (6 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 75% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 63% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 65% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.35 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 63% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.98% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 58% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Wright on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Wright
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wright about $1,128 a year per household, 6% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $34 million a year, or $1,169 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1,000,000
$34
Rape
$820,000
$28
Robbery
$280,000
$10
Assault
$6.8 million
$234
Burglary
$360,000
$12
Theft
$1.8 million
$62
Vehicle theft
$800,000
$27
Arson
$9,600
under $1
Vandalism
$810,000
$28
Total
$13 million
$436
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Wright means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Wright, FL average a SchoolGrade of D+: 46% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they underperform expectations. See schools in Wright on SchoolGrade
