Jacksonville Beach, FL Property Crime Rates and Maps

Jacksonville Beach is a city of 29,900 in Duval County, about 15 miles east of downtown Jacksonville · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Jacksonville Beach?

Jacksonville Beach earns a B+ for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Theft makes up 68% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A-.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 757 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

40% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Jacksonville Beach as a whole, and 60% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Jacksonville Beach scores 757.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 777 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
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Violent crimeSafety score 789 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Jacksonville Beach

Map of Jacksonville Beach shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Jacksonville Beach, FL at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Jacksonville Beach, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about property crime in Jacksonville Beach

Car thefts are less common than the crime level suggests. Property crime in Jacksonville Beach runs 35% above the US rate, but car thefts run 36% below it: 1.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.


Where property crime is lowest and highest in Jacksonville Beach

Every part of Jacksonville Beach where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Jacksonville Beach run from A+ to B-.

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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.


Property crime rates and types in Jacksonville Beach

CrimeGrade™ estimates Jacksonville Beach has about 32 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% more than the US as a whole and 71% more than Florida.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in Jacksonville Beach, about 68% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA501.72.4
TheftB65321.813.1
Vehicle theftA-521.72.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismB+2036.85.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Property crime in Jacksonville Beach and nearby cities

Of the 8 cities closest to Jacksonville Beach, 7 have less property crime. Palm Valley and Fruit Cove have the least.

Nearby cities

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Jacksonville BeachB+757A-29,900
Neptune Beach 2 milesA871A7,170
Atlantic Beach 5 milesB+762A-26,900
Palm Valley 5 milesA+970A+20,000
Jacksonville 14 milesB689B984,300
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Ponte Vedra Beach 12 milesA+965A+12,100
Ponte Vedra 13 milesA+968A+30,900
Sherwood Forest 14 milesA+944A+1,270
Fruit Cove 17 milesA+969A+35,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Jacksonville Beach. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Jacksonville Beach has more property crime than 70% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Jacksonville BeachB+757A-29,900
Elizabethtown, PAA+935A+30,000
Hackettstown, NJA915A+30,000
Lake in the Hills, ILA902A29,900
Okemos, MIA880A29,900
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
East Lake-Orient Park, FLA879B30,000
Princeton, TXA866A-29,900
Forest Grove, ORA-793A-29,900
Orchards, WAA-789A-29,800
Del Valle, TXB+759B+29,800
Beltsville, MDB-588B29,900

Shops, walkability and jobs in Jacksonville Beach

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Jacksonville Beach apart: it has 24.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and a Walk Grade of C (36 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 52% of residents in Jacksonville Beach live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.24.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 98% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.64 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 82% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.8.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 78% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 61% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Jacksonville Beach on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What property crime costs Jacksonville Beach

Property crime costs Jacksonville Beach about $6.1 million a year, or $202 per resident and about $435 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year

How the cost breaks down

Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.

CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Burglary$450,000$15
Theft$3.3 million$112
Vehicle theft$790,000$27
Arson$23,000$1
Vandalism$1.4 million$48
Total$6.1 million$202

How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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