Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Crime reported in Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Park | B− | 12 mi | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Atlantic Beach | B− | 16 mi | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| Neptune Beach | B | 16 mi | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Green Cove Springs | C+ | 24 mi | 3.1 | 9.9 |
| Fernandina Beach | B+ | 25 mi | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| Palatka | D | 47 mi | 4.3 | 32.7 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Jacksonville. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Jacksonville.
215 of the 838 people who died in crashes on Jacksonville’s roads in 2019–2023 were pedestrians
Jacksonville had 787 fatal crashes in five years, in which 838 people died. 39 of those killed were cyclists. 191 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 17.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 100,000+ people (13.1, 27 towns).
Among the 39 U.S. cities of 500,000 or more, Jacksonville has the 34th lowest rate.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Jacksonville and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Cove | — | — | — |
| Atlantic Beach | B− | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| Orange Park | B− | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Nassau Village-Ratliff | — | — | — |
| Jacksonville Beach | — | — | — |
| Neptune Beach | B | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Oakleaf Plantation | — | — | — |
| Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Fruit Cove, Nassau Village-Ratliff, Oakleaf Plantation and Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own. Jacksonville Beach reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Jacksonville
Is Jacksonville, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Jacksonville. Jacksonville has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Orange Park (B−, 12 mi), Atlantic Beach (B−, 16 mi), Neptune Beach (B, 16 mi).
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.