Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Jacksonville are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Jacksonville. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Jacksonville neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Duval County, Florida
Neptune Beach is a beachfront city east of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of Duval County communities consolidated with Jacksonville in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Baldwin remained quasi-independent. Like those other towns, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and are represented on the Jacksonville city council. The population was 7,037 at the 2010 census. Neptune Beach is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community.
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Duval County, Florida
Miramar is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,041. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people at the 2015 census.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Jacksonville hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Jacksonville.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 181 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Jacksonville.” We’re lookin’ at you, Monclair.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Jacksonville for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monclair | |
| 1 | Deercreek | |
| 1 | Neptune Beach | |
| 1 | Miramar | |
| 1 | Southside | |
| 1 | Holiday Harbors | |
| 1 | Mandarin | |
| 1 | Isle Of Palms | |
| 1 | Ortega | |
| 1 | Ortega Forest | |
| 1 | Atlantic Beach | |
| 1 | Jacksonville Beach | |
| 1 | Atlantic Highlands | |
| 1 | Avondale | |
| 1 | Fairfax | |
| 1 | Beach Haven | |
| 1 | San Jose Forest | |
| 1 | Beacon Hills And Harbour | |
| 1 | Beauclerc | |
| 1 | Blaunt-Quarantine Island | |
| 1 | Riverside | |
| 22 | North Beach | |
| 23 | Deerwood | |
| 24 | Gilmore | |
| 24 | Colony Cove | |
| 26 | Fort George Island | |
| 27 | Brooklyn | |
| 28 | Pickwick Park | |
| 29 | Saint Johns Bluff | |
| 30 | San Marco | |
| 31 | Secret Cove | |
| 32 | Girvin | |
| 33 | Tiger Hole-Secret Woods | |
| 34 | Pumpkin Hill | |
| 35 | Venetia | |
| 36 | Lakewood | |
| 37 | Greenland | |
| 38 | Fort Caroline Shores | |
| 39 | Imeson Park | |
| 40 | Oak Haven | |
| 41 | East Arlington | |
| 42 | The Cape | |
| 43 | Crystal Springs | |
| 44 | Cobblestone | |
| 45 | Downtown Jacksonville | |
| 46 | Craven | |
| 47 | Jacksonville Farms-Terrace | |
| 48 | Hidden Hills | |
| 49 | Sunbeam | |
| 50 | Empire Point | |
| 51 | Windy Hill | |
| 52 | Del Rio | |
| 53 | Fairways Forest | |
| 54 | Sans Souci | |
| 55 | San Mateo | |
| 56 | Chimney Lakes | |
| 57 | Pecan Park | |
| 58 | Sandalwood | |
| 59 | Holly Oaks | |
| 60 | Arrowhead | |
| 61 | Golden Glades-The Woods | |
| 62 | Turtle Creek | |
| 63 | Cedar Hills Estate | |
| 64 | Loretto | |
| 65 | Goodby’s Creek | |
| 66 | Regency | |
| 67 | Ortega Farms | |
| 68 | Brierwood | |
| 69 | Mandarin Station-Losco | |
| 70 | Sans Pareil | |
| 71 | Deerwood Center | |
| 72 | Woodmere | |
| 73 | Eagle Bend | |
| 74 | Normandy Estate | |
| 75 | Jacksonville Naval Air Station | |
| 76 | Royal Lakes | |
| 77 | Oceanway | |
| 77 | Duclay | |
| 79 | Jacksonville Heights West | |
| 80 | Hogan | |
| 81 | University Park | |
| 82 | Southpoint | |
| 83 | Southwood | |
| 84 | Arlington Hills | |
| 85 | Confederate Point | |
| 86 | Garden City | |
| 87 | Charter Point | |
| 88 | Whitehouse | |
| 89 | Herlong | |
| 90 | San Jose | |
| 91 | Clifton | |
| 92 | Biscayne | |
| 93 | Normandy Manor | |
| 94 | Argyle Forest | |
| 95 | Springfield | |
| 96 | South Riverside | |
| 97 | Jacksonville North Estate | |
| 98 | Settlers Landing | |
| 99 | Osceola Forest | |
| 100 | Bulls Bay |
Source: FBI UCR. All 181 Jacksonville neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Jacksonville
Looking at the data, you can tell that Monclair is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Jacksonville are Monclair, Deercreek, Neptune Beach, Miramar, Southside, Holiday Harbors, Mandarin, Isle Of Palms, Ortega, and Ortega Forest.
But as most Florida residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Florida? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Jacksonville FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Jacksonville?
Monclair is the safest neighborhood in Jacksonville for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Deercreek and Neptune Beach are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Jacksonville?
The safest neighborhoods in Jacksonville are Monclair, Deercreek, Neptune Beach, Miramar, Southside, Holiday Harbors, Mandarin, Isle Of Palms, Ortega, and Ortega Forest. We ranked all 181 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Woodstock posts the highest crime rate of the 181 Jacksonville neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Jacksonville ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
