| | Panama City Beach, FL | Inverness Highlands North, FL | United States |
| | 47 | 19 | 22.7 |
| | 95.5 | 34.1 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Panama City Beach, Florida | Crime Index |
| Cedar Grove, FL | 24.4 |
| Lynn Haven, FL | 25.7 |
| Port St. Joe, FL | 26.9 |
| Pretty Bayou, FL | 27.1 |
| Laguna Beach, FL | 29.0 |
| Tyndall AFB, FL | 29.3 |
| Parker, FL | 32.3 |
| Lower Grand Lagoon, FL | 33.2 |
| Springfield, FL | 38.7 |
| Upper Grand Lagoon, FL | 40.6 |