Florida State Road No. 1 · Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0The police behind East Milton’s crime figures
East Milton has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Santa Rosa County. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for East Milton alone, and no Safety Grade. The closest graded town is Pensacola, 18 miles away, at B+. Widen the search to 25 miles and 4 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in East Milton
Policed by the county
East Milton is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for East Milton. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Pensacola (B+, 18 mi), Gulf Breeze (A, 21 mi), Fort Walton Beach (C−, 24 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Milton. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Santa Rosa County without police of their own, which include East Milton.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | B+ | 18 mi | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| Gulf Breeze | A | 21 mi | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Fort Walton Beach | C− | 24 mi | 4.9 | 16.0 |
| Crestview | B | 25 mi | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Niceville | A+ | 30 mi | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| DeFuniak Springs | C− | 51 mi | 3.7 | 17.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of East Milton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from East Milton.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
14 people died in crashes on East Milton’s roads in 2019–2023
East Milton had 14 fatal crashes in five years, in which 14 people died; 2 were pedestrians. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 18.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 308 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
East Milton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Milton reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in East Milton
Is East Milton, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for East Milton. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Pensacola (B+, 18 mi), Gulf Breeze (A, 21 mi), Fort Walton Beach (C−, 24 mi).
Who polices East Milton?
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. East Milton is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Santa Rosa County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in East Milton.
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. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.