Jacksonville, FL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jacksonville, FL Summary

Crime in Jacksonville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Jacksonville over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Jacksonville:

  • There were 32,856 total crimes committed in Jacksonville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,569.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jacksonville.
  • The overall crime rate in Jacksonville is 53.57% above the national average.
  • Jacksonville ranks #239 safest out of 292 cities in Florida.
  • Jacksonville ranks #8,661 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Jacksonville Vs Florida And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jacksonville is 3,569.3 per 100,000 people. That's 53.57% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 65.78% higher than the Florida total crime rate of 2,153.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jacksonville
/ 100k People
Florida
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 32,856 3,569.3 2,153.0 2,324.2
Murder 140 15.2 5.9 6.3
Robbery 928 100.8 62.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4,900 532.3 280.1 268.2
Violent Crime 6,424 697.9 383.6 369.8
Burglary 3,860 419.3 240.6 269.8
Larceny 19,602 2,129.5 1,352.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 2,970 322.6 176.1 282.7
Property Crime 26,432 2,871.5 1,769.4 1,954.4

Jacksonville Crime Compared To Florida Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Florida.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Jacksonville

6,424
Violent Crimes
697.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
88.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,424 violent crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jacksonville is 697.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 260.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 88.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 81.93% higher than the Florida violent crime rate of 383.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jacksonville

26,432
Property Crimes
2,871.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
46.92%
Above The National Average
  • There were 26,432 property crimes in Jacksonville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jacksonville is 2,871.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jacksonville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 46.92% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 62.28% higher than the Florida property crime rate of 1,769.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jacksonville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Jacksonville Beach, FL 23,894 850 3,557.4 3,017.5 539.9
Atlantic Beach, FL 13,189 180 1,364.8 1,198.0 166.8
Orange Park, FL 8,864 195 2,199.9 1,861.5 338.4
Neptune Beach, FL 6,971 92 1,319.8 1,190.6 129.1

Jacksonville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
7
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