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Fort Walton Beach Crime Rate Report (Florida)

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 Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Fort Walton Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Fort Walton Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2023 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault66
Arson1
Burglary45
Larceny and Theft299
Motor Vehicle Theft0
Murder and Manslaughter0
Rape15
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)440
Property Crime344
Violent Crime95
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault69
Arson1
Burglary29
Larceny and Theft209
Motor Vehicle Theft27
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape22
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)361
Property Crime265
Violent Crime98

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Fort Walton Beach Property Crime

Fort Walton Beach Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Fort Walton Beach Crime 2023

Fort Walton Beach Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Fort Walton Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Fort Walton Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National 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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