Latimer Cabin · Photo: Steveirwin1 · CC BY-SA 3.0No grade for Laguna Beach, but its recorded crime is here
Laguna Beach has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Bay County. The Bay 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 Laguna Beach alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Lynn Haven, 19 miles away, graded B+. Widen the search to 25 miles and 3 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in Laguna Beach
Policed by the county
Laguna Beach is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Bay County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Bay County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Laguna Beach. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Lynn Haven (B+, 19 mi), Springfield (D, 22 mi), Parker (C, 23 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Laguna Beach. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Bay County without police of their own, which include Laguna Beach.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Bay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven | B+ | 19 mi | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Springfield | D | 22 mi | 6.4 | 19.6 |
| Parker | C | 23 mi | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Panama City | D | 25 mi | 5.6 | 20.1 |
| DeFuniak Springs | C− | 33 mi | 3.7 | 17.6 |
| Niceville | A+ | 37 mi | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Laguna Beach. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Laguna Beach.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Three people died in crashes on Laguna Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Laguna Beach had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Florida towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Laguna Beach’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Laguna Beach’s own rate (15.7) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Laguna Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City Beach | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Panama City Beach has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
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 Laguna Beach
Is Laguna Beach, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Laguna Beach. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Lynn Haven (B+, 19 mi), Springfield (D, 22 mi), Parker (C, 23 mi).
Who polices Laguna Beach?
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Laguna Beach is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Bay County without police of their own.
Heads-up board
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Laguna Beach.
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.