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Fort Walton Beach crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 23 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Fort Walton Beach for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2023.
The city violent crime rate for Fort Walton Beach in 2023 was higher than the
national violent crime rate
average by 18.37% and the city property crime rate in Fort Walton Beach was lower than the
national property crime rate
average by 15.66%.
In 2023 the city violent crime rate in Fort Walton Beach was higher than the
violent crime rate in Florida
by 55.65% and the city property crime rate in Fort Walton Beach was higher than the
property crime rate in Florida
by 7.87%.
Property and Violent Crime
Fort Walton Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2023 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
66
Arson
1
Burglary
45
Larceny and Theft
299
Motor Vehicle Theft
0
Murder and Manslaughter
0
Rape
15
Robbery
14
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
440
Property Crime
344
Violent Crime
95
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
69
Arson
1
Burglary
29
Larceny and Theft
209
Motor Vehicle Theft
27
Murder and Manslaughter
1
Rape
22
Robbery
6
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
361
Property Crime
265
Violent Crime
98
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime Comparison
* The source of
actual
data on this Fort Walton Beach, Florida crime rate report is the
FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement
for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The
projected
crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Fort Walton Beach crime report data for 2026 was projected from 23 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2023.
The
FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data
solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.
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