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Panama City Beach Crime Rate Report (Florida)

Panama City Beach crime statistics report an overall upward trend in crime based on data from 16 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Panama City Beach for 2026 is expected to be higher than in 2020.

The city violent crime rate for Panama City Beach in 2020 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 164.99% and the city property crime rate in Panama City Beach was higher than the national property crime rate average by 208.5%.

In 2020 the city violent crime rate in Panama City Beach was higher than the violent crime rate in Florida by 168.84% and the city property crime rate in Panama City Beach was higher than the property crime rate in Florida by 236.34%.

Property and Violent Crime
Panama City Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Panama City Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Panama City Beach Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2020 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault107
Arson0
Burglary56
Larceny and Theft689
Motor Vehicle Theft11
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape12
Robbery10
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)857
Property Crime756
Violent Crime131
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault125
Arson0
Burglary0
Larceny and Theft553
Motor Vehicle Theft10
Murder and Manslaughter3
Rape20
Robbery6
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)623
Property Crime522
Violent Crime155

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Panama City Beach Property Crime

Panama City Beach Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Panama City Beach Crime 2020

Panama City Beach Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Panama City Beach Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Panama City Beach Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Panama City 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 Panama City Beach crime report data for 2026 was projected from 16 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2020.

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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