Who polices Upper Grand Lagoon, and what they report
Upper Grand Lagoon 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 Upper Grand Lagoon alone, and no Safety Grade.
What stands out about safety in Upper Grand Lagoon
Policed by the county
Upper Grand Lagoon 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 Upper Grand Lagoon. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Florida towns with their own police figures are Lynn Haven (B+, 8 mi), Springfield (D, 9 mi), Parker (C, 10 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Upper Grand Lagoon. 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
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Bay County without police of their own, which include Upper Grand Lagoon.
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.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Haven | B+ | 8 mi | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| Springfield | D | 9 mi | 6.4 | 19.6 |
| Parker | C | 10 mi | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Panama City | D | 14 mi | 5.6 | 20.1 |
| DeFuniak Springs | C− | 42 mi | 3.7 | 17.6 |
| Niceville | A+ | 49 mi | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Upper Grand Lagoon. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Upper Grand Lagoon.
15 people died in crashes on Upper Grand Lagoon’s roads in 2019–2023
Upper Grand Lagoon had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 3 were cyclists.
That is 17.4 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.
Upper Grand Lagoon and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Grand Lagoon | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lower Grand Lagoon is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its own.
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 Upper Grand Lagoon
Is Upper Grand Lagoon, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Upper Grand Lagoon. Upper Grand Lagoon 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 Upper Grand Lagoon alone, and no Safety Grade. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Lynn Haven (B+, 8 mi), Springfield (D, 9 mi), Parker (C, 10 mi).
Who polices Upper Grand Lagoon?
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Upper Grand Lagoon is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Bay County without police of their own.
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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. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.