Argyle Forest is a neighborhood of 3,960 residents in Jacksonville, about 11 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Argyle Forest in Jacksonville safe?
Crime in Argyle Forest is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 73% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Argyle Forest. Violent crime grades B and property crime B-. Jacksonville as a whole grades B.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 656 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
27% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Argyle Forest as a whole, and 73% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Argyle Forest scores 656.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, FL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Argyle Forest in Jacksonville, 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 in Argyle Forest
Theft at about triple the US rate. Argyle Forest has 40.0 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Jacksonville as a whole, 65% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Argyle Forest
CrimeGrade™ estimates Argyle Forest has about 89 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and 67% more than Jacksonville as a whole.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 45% of crime reported in Argyle Forest. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Argyle Forest compares with nearby neighborhoods
Argyle Forest has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Shops, empty homes and walkability in Argyle Forest
Two things set Argyle Forest apart: it has 30.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 2.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft and car theft, and they run high here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.30.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 95% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 and assault. 76% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (18 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 76% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 90% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 crime costs Argyle Forest
Crime costs Argyle Forest about $1,907 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 58% more than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $10.0 million a year, or $2,521 per resident.
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Argyle Forest means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Argyle Forest is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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
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.
Schools in Argyle Forest, Jacksonville, FL average a SchoolGrade of D+: 49% of students test proficient, against 32% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Argyle Forest on SchoolGrade
