The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Green Cove Springs, FL: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Green Cove Springs

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Green Cove Springs. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Green Cove Springs, FL Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

B+
A
Other Crime Grade
A+

$3.16 million

Cost of Crime™ for Green Cove Springs, FL

In 2025, crime will cost $432 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Green Cove Springs with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Green Cove Springs, FL Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Green Cove Springs's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Green Cove Springs sits in the 94th percentile, ahead of 94% of cities and behind 6%. The grade covers only Green Cove Springs's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Green Cove Springs is 11.00 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 60 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 117 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Green Cove Springs, FL report the most crime, about 70 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Green Cove Springs, FL

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Green Cove Springs for 2025 is $3,159,723, about $163 per resident and $432 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.9%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.0%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Green Cove Springs Compared to Other Cities?

Green Cove Springs, FL: $163
Gladeview, FL: $878
Parrish, FL: $91
Florida: $246
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Green Cove Springs is $163 per year, which is $301 less than the national average and $84 less than Florida's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Green Cove Springs:
  • In Gladeview, FL, crime costs $878 per person, which is $715 more than in Green Cove Springs.
  • In Parrish, FL, crime costs $91 per person, which is $72 less than in Green Cove Springs

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Green Cove Springs for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Green Cove Springs
Cost per Green Cove Springs Resident
Murder
$647,821
$33
Rape/Sexual Assault
$420,158
$22
Robbery
$123,536
$6
Assault
$819,882
$42
Kidnapping
$38,485
$2
Vehicle Theft
$68,392
$4
Burglary
$150,903
$8
Theft
$559,069
$29
Arson
$13,173
$1
Vandalism
$132,553
$7
Animal Cruelty
$1,859
$0
Drug Crimes
$163,370
$8
Identity Theft
$20,521
$1
Total Cost of Crime
$3,159,723
$163

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Green Cove Springs, FL

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Green Cove Springs totals $6,583,314 ($339 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $9,743,037 ($502 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Green Cove Springs has 5, do the same, and of Green Cove Springs's 19,413 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Green Cove Springs Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Green Cove Springs residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.471
Robbery
0.2023
Rape
0.3570
Murder
0.0178
Total Violent Crime
2.048 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
5.561
Vehicle Theft
0.2275
Burglary
0.8570
Arson
0.0281
Total Property Crime
6.673 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0327
Drug Crimes
1.138
Vandalism
0.9558
Identity Theft
0.1366
Animal Cruelty
0.0129
Total "Other" Rate
2.276 (A+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Green Cove Springs is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Green Cove Springs.

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
A-
C+
B+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
B
A
B
C-
C+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
B+
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
A+
A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Green Cove Springs is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C-
D
D
A
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
B-
B
B
C
D
D
C
C+
C+
B-
A-
A-
B-
C-
C-
C
B
B
B-
D+
D+

Considering only the crime rate, Green Cove Springs is safer than the Florida state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Green Cove Springs, FL average SchoolGrade of B+, with 50% actual proficiency versus 48% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Green Cove Springs schools on SchoolGrade

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