Walton County officials also are advertising a zero-tolerance approach to Spring Break again this year.
"Our policy is going to be the same," Sheriff Mike Adkinson said last week. "We have had less problems by cracking down on underage drinking, but occupancy has stayed up."
Officials said between the zero-tolerance policy and getting the word out, arrests have steadily decreased in recent years.
"Everyone seemed happy with the way things have gone," WCSO spokesperson Corey Dobridnia said.
The sheriff said the main problem he is seeing now is the underage group that mostly hangs out at Seaside unsupervised. The college-aged group mostly stays in Miramar Beach.
WCSO had its first pre-spring break meeting last week for vendors, heads of security and business owners. "The meeting was pretty quiet, and the sheriff took that as a good sign," Dobridnia said.
Adkinson said as many as 60 or 70 officers will be patrolling in South Walton during peak Spring Break season, and if needed, that number can be pushed higher.