Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Panama City, FL Crime Grade
How Panama City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Florida — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Florida
6/10
vs. Florida cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Panama City, FL was 301.5 per 100,000 residents (115 incidents over a population of 38,146). That puts Panama City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 18% above the Florida statewide rate of 256.6.
That ranks Panama City #2,660 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 29% of them, and #96 of 163 in Florida. Violent crime is down 54% year over year and down 66% over the last five years.
Panama City, FL crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Florida Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 301.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,660 of 3,771
- FL rank
- #96 of 163
- Safer than
- 29% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 54%
- 5-year change
- down 66%
- Population
- 38,146
- Reporting agency
- Panama City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Panama City Police Department (FBI ORI FL0030100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Panama City (red), Florida (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Panama City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 873.9(303) | 678.3(240) | 734.2(262) | 649.5(238) | 301.5(115) |
| Murder | 11.5(4) | 2.8(1) | 8.4(3) | 8.2(3) | 10.5(4) |
| Rape | 109.6(38) | 121.5(43) | 145.7(52) | 57.3(21) | 34.1(13) |
| Robbery | 83.6(29) | 48.0(17) | 50.4(18) | 24.6(9) | 34.1(13) |
| Aggravated assault | 669.1(232) | 505.9(179) | 529.6(189) | 559.4(205) | 222.8(85) |
| Property crime | 4208.0(1,459) | 2916.6(1,032) | 2589.4(924) | 2191.2(803) | 1297.6(495) |
| Burglary | 726.8(252) | 474.8(168) | 423.2(151) | 401.1(147) | 196.6(75) |
| Larceny | 3054.3(1,059) | 2212.9(783) | 1939.2(692) | 1680.9(616) | 1098.4(419) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 409.6(142) | 220.4(78) | 215.8(77) | 106.4(39) | 0.0(0) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Panama City, FL Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Panama City Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Panama City calculated?
- Panama City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Florida state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Florida cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Panama City Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
Nearby cities in Florida
Comparable Florida cities by population.
Compare Panama City to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.