Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: 18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
Date(s) & Update Frequency: Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?
Methodology: Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data
Santa Rosa Beach is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (80%) and also has a lower crime rate than 90% of the communities in Florida, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Santa Rosa Beach is one in 252 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.
Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Santa Rosa Beach, and we found that the crime rate in Santa Rosa Beach is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Santa Rosa Beach is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.
Now let us turn to take a look at how Santa Rosa Beach does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Santa Rosa Beach.
NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Santa Rosa Beach's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Santa Rosa Beach is one in 783.
NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Santa Rosa Beach is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Santa Rosa Beach than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 372.
(100 is safest)
Violent | Property | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of Crimes |
28 |
59 |
87 |
Crime Rate
|
1.28 |
2.69 |
3.97 |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Murder | Rape | Robbery | Assault | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 21,156 | 133,294 | 220,450 | 893,980 |
Rate per 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 2.68 |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
Rate per 1,000 | Unreported | Unreported | Unreported |
burglary | theft | motor vehicle theft | |
---|---|---|---|
Report Total | 899,293 | 4,672,363 | 942,173 |
Rate per 1,000 | 2.70 | 14.02 | 2.83 |