Fort Walton Beach, FLORIDA historical crime data and statistics


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How safe & how much crime is there in Fort Walton Beach, FLORIDA? (population: 18432)
Crimes Absolute numbers of crimes Average percentage chance of being a victim in
One YearFive YearsTen YearsTwenty Years
Murders 10%0%0%0%
Robberies170%1%1%2%
Aggr. Assault690%2%4%7%
Burglary1863%14%27%46%
Theft6814%17%31%53%
Auto Theft620%2%3%7%

Report Ranks Florida No.1 for Identity Theft - SpaceCoastDaily.com

Report Ranks Florida No.1 for Identity Theft
SpaceCoastDaily.com
Other Florida cities and metro areas in the top 20 include Homosassa Springs (2), Jacksonville metropolitan area (11) , Crestview – Fort Walton Beach- Destin metropolitan area (13), Tampa Bay-St. Petersburg – Clearwater metropolitan area (18), Orlando ...

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Wed, 08 May 2013 22:21:38 GMT


Tip leads deputies to burglary suspects - The Northwest Florida Daily News

The Northwest Florida Daily News

Tip leads deputies to burglary suspects
The Northwest Florida Daily News
The other suspect, Dakota Shawn Collins, 19, of Fort Walton Beach, had fled and dropped a camouflage backpack. Deputies found Collins hiding in the water behind Palm Court Yacht Club on Bream Avenue. Both men were charged with burglary and theft.

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Thu, 02 May 2013 02:00:34 GMT
Man claimed to have found stolen car - UPI.com

The Northwest Florida Daily News

Man claimed to have found stolen car
UPI.com
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said a deputy pulled over Sakima Rashad Bracero, 21, for running a stop sign Tuesday and soon discovered the 2004 Dodge Neon had been reported stolen in Fort Walton Beach, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported ...
Man tells deputy he found car with keys inside, thought it was his ownThe Northwest Florida Daily News

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Fri, 10 May 2013 19:57:19 GMT
Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned who also has your house key - The Northwest Florida Daily News

Hell hath no fury as a woman scorned who also has your house key
The Northwest Florida Daily News
FORT WALTON BEACH – Police have arrested a woman for an incident that occurred last year in which a man's house was broken into and some of his belongings destroyed. On July 11, 2012, a man was granted a restraining order against a 47-year-old Fort ...

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Sat, 18 May 2013 14:09:36 GMT
Report: Woman finds fishing poles too alluring - The Northwest Florida Daily News

Report: Woman finds fishing poles too alluring
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Northwest Florida Daily News Header Logo · SUBSCRIBE NOW | Manage Your Account | Online ... FORT WALTON BEACH - Lawmen say a woman stole $2,000 worth of fishing poles from her grandfather and charged her with grand theft. A neighbor told Fort Walton ...

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Sun, 05 May 2013 23:29:16 GMT
81-year-old man robbed at apartments - The Northwest Florida Daily News

The Northwest Florida Daily News

81-year-old man robbed at apartments
The Northwest Florida Daily News
FORT WALTON BEACH - The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery of an 81-year-old man on Shady Lane Drive on Thursday night. The victim was at the Shady Lane apartment complex about 10:30 p.m. when two men pushed him ...

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Sat, 04 May 2013 01:36:13 GMT
Legislature's inaction on Medicaid reform comes at price - Lehigh Acres Citizen

Legislature's inaction on Medicaid reform comes at price
Lehigh Acres Citizen
Florida businesses have long complained about the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the 2010 health care law. ... Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, said the group was too busy playing a Grand Theft Auto video game to get a job. His father, Senate ...

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Wed, 15 May 2013 16:38:15 GMT
Man runs from deputies, school locked down - The Northwest Florida Daily News

The Northwest Florida Daily News

Man runs from deputies, school locked down
The Northwest Florida Daily News
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he ran from a home on Powell Drive in the Kenwood area when sheriff's deputies tried to serve him warrants for criminal mischief and burglary, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's ...

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Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:40:02 GMT
Legislature's inaction on Medicaid reform comes at a price - Tampabay.com (blog)

Legislature's inaction on Medicaid reform comes at a price
Tampabay.com (blog)
Florida businesses have long complained about the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the 2010 health care law. ... Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, said the group was too busy playing a Grand Theft Auto video game to get a job. His father, Senate ...

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Sat, 04 May 2013 21:46:32 GMT
Tipler guilty of solicitation for murder - The Northwest Florida Daily News

Tipler guilty of solicitation for murder
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 20:19 PM. FORT WALTON BEACH — Disbarred attorney James Harvey Tipler has been found guilty on two of three counts of soliciting fellow Okaloosa County Jail inmates to murder Assistant State Attorney Russ Edgar.

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Wed, 08 May 2013 00:24:26 GMT




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