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Safety in Miramar Beach · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Miramar Beach

Miramar Beach doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports, along with the nearest towns that have their own numbers.

Nearest ER
0.2 mi
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast
Storm & flood risk
Very high
higher than 83% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Miramar Beach

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Miramar Beach is covered by the county

Miramar Beach has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Miramar Beach.

Walton County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Walton County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▲ Property crime up 93% since 2022▲ Violent crime up 15% since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Nearest with figures

The closest towns that report their own numbers

None of the towns bordering Miramar Beach has its own figures either, so here are the nearest towns with their own police departments in the FBI’s data. Tap one to see its safety page.

TownGradeDistanceViolentPropertyYear
Niceville—13 mi0.31.72025
Fort Walton Beach—17 mi4.516.42023
DeFuniak SpringsC26 mi2.611.82025
Crestview—29 mi1.55.52025
U.S. average3.315.52025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. Distances are straight-line. Nearby towns can be very different from Miramar Beach: a small village and a city aren’t alike.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Miramar Beach plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Miramar Beach.

Nearest emergency roomSacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

Miramar Beach · 0.2 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
Very highFEMA riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland flooding

Expected damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities. 71 paid flood insurance claims since 1995.

Natural hazards in Miramar Beach →

Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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