Duval County, FL Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Duval County in green. The most dangerous areas in Duval County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Duval County, FL Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US county. Duval County is in the 99th percentile for safety, meaning 1% of counties are safer and 99% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Duval County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of murder in Duval County is 0.0130 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Duval County generally consider the northeast part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Duval County may be as high as 1 in 47,329 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 109,483 in the northeast part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the north parts of Duval County, FL: about 2 per year. The central part of Duval County has fewer cases of murder with only 1 in a typical year.

How Duval County's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Duval County to the Florida state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Duval County is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Duval County, FL

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Duval County about $26,082,782 in 2025, or roughly $24 per resident. This is part of Duval County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Duval County, including every crime type and how Duval County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Duval County's crime maps on the Duval County overall crime page.

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Individual Duval County Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of murder in Duval County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Duval County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Clay County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Nassau County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
St. Johns County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Baker County, FL	A+	A	A+	A+
Bradford County, FL	A+	A-	A+	A
Charlton County, GA	C	C-	D+	C
Union County, FL	A+	A+	A-	A
Columbia County, FL	A+	A-	A	A
Suwannee County, FL	A	A-	B+	A-
Gilchrist County, FL	A+	A+	A-	A

Murder in County with Similar Populations

Duval County is lower versus other counties of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Broward County, FL	A-	B	B	C+
Mahoning County, OH	C	C+	C+	C
Nassau County, NY	B+	C+	C+	B+
DuPage County, IL	B+	A+	A+	A
Jefferson County, KY	C-	C+	C+	D-
Hawaii County, HI	D+	B-	B-	A+
Durham County, NC	D-	D+	D+	C
Dutchess County, NY	A-	B-	B-	A+
Madison County, AL	B-	B+	B+	B-
Muscogee County, GA	C	C-	C-	C-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Duval County, FL average SchoolGrade of B-, with 42% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Duval County schools on SchoolGrade

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