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Bay County, FL Arrest Records

Bay County, FL is among the safest counties in the USA with 2.04 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Miami-Dade, Orange, Escambia, Pasco, Manatee counties in Florida.
Bay County, FL property crime rate is 13.22 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,716 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 2.89% compared to 2015.

Bay County, FL Crime Rate

Total arrests in Bay County in 2016 decreased by 0.57% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 338 to 375 while non-violent crime decreased by 2.13% from 2,486 to 2,433.

5 Crimes In Bay County, FL in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,716
Burglary 536
Aggravated assault 290
Motor vehicle theft 181
Robbery 41

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Bay County increased by 10.95% from 2015 and increased by 9.01% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 344 to 375. In 2016 violent crime rate in Bay County was 56.56% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.204%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Bay County decreased by 2.13% from 2015 and decreased by 10.81% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 2,728 to 2,433. In 2016 property crime rate in Bay County was 53.47% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 1.322%.

How Bay stands up against other counties

Bay vs. Hernando

You’ll be in more safety in Bay compared to Hernando county that had 26.32% higher crime rate compared to Bay county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2174 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.3391 in Hernando county.
Burglary rates of 2.9135 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 3.3910 in Hernando county.

Bay vs. Charlotte

You’ll be in more safety in Bay compared to Charlotte county that had 4.08% higher crime rate compared to Bay county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2174 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.1961 in Charlotte county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.9838 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.5603 in Charlotte county.

Names with the most arrests in Bay

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Bay, Florida, the most crimes, that's 31.35% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 31-40.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Bay County is 0.54% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 4.18 daily crimes that occur in Bay County.
  • Bay, FL is safer than Hernando.
  • In Bay County you have a 1 in 66 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Bay, FL have decreased by 0.57%.

Bay Police Departments

Cities in Bay County

Names in Bay County