Panama City, FL Crime


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Panama City, FL has significantly higher rates of both violent and property crime than the national average. According to recent statistics, the violent crime rate in Panama City is 43.6 compared to the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate in Panama City is 84.6 compared to the national average of 35.4. This makes Panama City an area that is much more dangerous than other parts of the country and should be taken into consideration when deciding to live or visit there.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Panama City violent crime is 43.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Panama City property crime is 84.6. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Panama City, FL Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000728.14.771.1177.9474.35041.91086.23732.8222.9
2001770.95.488.3248.9428.35928.61134.94464.5329.2
2002853.47.986.7236.3522.67305.31407.55532.8365
20031010.92.790.9232.7684.67536.21310.45811.2414.5
2004883.710.673.9171.5627.86143.71176.54616.3350.8
2005886.25.350.1200.4630.35470957.44238.3274.3
20061060.4089.9259.2711.45632.7975.84313.1343.8
2007993.51986.9244.3643.36164.51083.14706.8374.6
20081172.38.327.5236.7899.96045.81246.64427.7371.5
20091007.78.216.4243740.16302.71253.44713.4335.9
201075713.713.7213.2516.56621.51388.24878355.3
2011854.58.129.7210.9605.761681108.74740.3319.1
2012766.48.124.2201.7532.46203.81167.14687.1349.6
2013885.68.327.5178.8671.16323.21036.94959327.3
2014921.921.518.8174.7706.96937.41212.25246.7478.4
2015902.75.220.9225651.56120.3928.94830.3361.1
2016710.57.743.8128.7530.35400.7849.54085.3465.9
2017870.613.110.51397086167.61035.84594.2537.6
20186275.410.7120.6490.45761.31133.53931.1696.7
2019612.95.413.4112.9481.25145.31032.33516.2596.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Cedar Grove, FL403.81,961.25,20132007
Springfield, FL535.93,246.89,23642019
Lynn Haven, FL132.71,418.212,76942019
Parker, FL454.92,166.44,81852019
Panama City Beach, FL1,002.66,347.112,987132019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Lynn Haven, FL132.71,418.212,76942019
Panama City Beach, FL1,002.66,347.112,987132019
Niceville, FL69.01,279.212,507542019
Fort Walton Beach, FL300.32,097.621,782592019
Crestview, FL381.72,560.416,178672019

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Over 2 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 3 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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