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Fort Walton Beach, FL Crime and Crime Rate

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The Fort Walton Beach crime rate is lower than the Florida average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #176

Fort Walton Beach, FL	2,032.31
Florida	2,095.43
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Fort Walton Beach, FL Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	8	19	44	96	560	37	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	38.3	91.0	210.7	459.7	2,681.9	177.2	0.0	1,528
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.8	30.4	125.2	366.4	719.9	2,481.5	214.0	NA	1,880
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	2	3	14	37	93	535	33	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	9.7	14.6	68.1	179.9	452.2	2,601.1	160.4	4.9	1,458
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	24.1	118.7	312.3	710.5	2,216.3	178.6	NA	1,684
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	4	7	36	143	586	43	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.0	19.9	34.9	179.4	712.8	2,920.8	214.3	5.0	1,600
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.2	123.7	330.9	794.9	2,288.6	193.2	NA	1,797
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	3	7	22	60	121	689	43	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	15.2	35.4	111.3	303.4	611.9	3,484.5	217.5	5.1	2,161
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	27.7	134.4	348.0	892.9	2,421.1	207.9	NA	1,921
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	11	17	69	186	681	62	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.4	59.7	92.2	374.3	1,009.1	3,694.7	336.4	5.4	2,489
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.2	28.6	138.7	369.8	899.5	2,438.4	220.5	NA	1,969
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	13	31	50	140	579	49	5
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.3	69.3	165.3	266.5	746.3	3,086.5	261.2	26.7	2,218
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.5	29.7	166.7	410.6	981.1	2,588.6	271.1	NA	2,165
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	9	21	63	178	574	40	2
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	47.8	111.5	334.6	945.2	3,048.2	212.4	10.6	2,082
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.4	32.6	197.9	452.0	1,028.3	2,766.0	346.5	NA	2,386
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	11	25	70	161	601	64	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	57.2	129.9	363.7	836.6	3,122.9	332.6	0.0	2,210
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.6	33.7	209.1	473.2	996.3	2,689.4	403.6	NA	2,426
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	15	32	90	163	608	73	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.0	74.4	158.8	446.6	808.9	3,017.2	362.3	5.0	2,472
	Florida	Per 100,000	6.2	35.8	188.8	481.2	944.6	2,619.0	422.5	NA	2,375
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	8	28	69	155	608	70	2
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	4.9	39.1	137.0	337.5	758.2	2,974.1	342.4	9.8	2,106
	Florida	Per 100,000	5.0	37.1	169.4	496.6	926.3	2,658.3	423.3	NA	2,350
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Fort Walton Beach, FL	11.44
Florida	6.78
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Fort Walton Beach, FL Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	50
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	5.4	0.0	0.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	54
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	7
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Florida	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Fort Walton Beach, FL	2.57
Florida	3.22
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Fort Walton Beach, FL Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2013	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	52	41	11
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	252.8	199.3	53.5	2.26
	Florida	Per 100,000	383.0	239.1	143.8	3.11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	53	42	11
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	264.2	209.3	54.8	2.37
	Florida	Per 100,000	394.0	245.4	148.5	3.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	63	49	14
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	318.6	247.8	70.8	2.83
	Florida	Per 100,000	397.1	246.4	150.7	3.22
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	55	42	13
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	298.4	227.9	70.5	2.63
	Florida	Per 100,000	404.7	247.3	157.4	3.26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	61	48	13
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	325.2	255.9	69.3	2.91
	Florida	Per 100,000	409.3	250.0	159.3	3.30
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	61	49	12
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	323.9	260.2	63.7	2.92
	Florida	Per 100,000	403.7	243.1	160.7	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	65	52	13
	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Per 100,000	337.8	270.2	67.6	3.04
	Florida	Per 100,000	408.5	244.7	163.8	3.27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	64	47	17
2005	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Count	66	52	14