New Stats: Crime per capita in Duval & St. Johns County (Jacksonville: 2013, crime rate)

[fsu813]

Since there's so many threads that get started about crime in Jacksonville, thought people would find this news feature interesting:


Reports reveal crime distribution in Jacksonville

Channel 4 found that in Duval County the crime rate was highest in Jacksonville Beach, at 5.6 percent per capita. Their police also had the lowest number of cases cleared.

The city of Jacksonville had the second highest crime rate last year, at 4.8 percent.Neptune and Atlantic Beaches had the lowest, at 3.3 percent and 2.9 percent.

In St. Johns County, the historic city of St. Augustine led the pack with the highest crime rate at 7.4 percent per capita. That was followed by St. Augustine Beach at 3.2 percent, and all other areas in the county, patrolled by the Sheriff's Office, at 2.3 percent.

The most common crimes reported in the Jacksonville area were car break-ins, petit thefts, home burglaries and assaults.


Full story: Reports reveal crime distribution in Jacksonville | News - Home

[JBtwinz]

Homicides continue to be a concern in Jacksonville though. Numbers are getting high this year.

July worst month this year for homicides in Jacksonville | members.jacksonville.com

[fsu813]

As every year every where, crime is higher in the summer.

Most homicides involve drugs: using, selling, or buying.

If you're not involved with/ hang out with people that do these things, then you do not have to worry about getting shot.

If you do, well, anything could happen.

[fsquid]

no surprise on St. Augustine. Preying on the tourists and drugs drives that one.

[Florida2014]

"Per capita" - couldn't those #s be skewed quite a bit due to the huge drop in population from Jax to St. Augustine?

[fsu813]

There hasn't been a huge drop. Both areas continue to grow.

[Wunderkinder]

Originally Posted by fsu813

There hasn't been a huge drop. Both areas continue to grow.

Jacksonville had a population of 836,507 in 2012. While
St Augustine had a population of 13,407 in 2012. Most
normal people would call that a huge drop in population,
between the two cities.

[Florida2014]

Originally Posted by fsu813

There hasn't been a huge drop. Both areas continue to grow.

You misunderstood. I'm comparing populations in Jax vs. St Augustine, not saying the population has dropped in each city.

[Florida2014]

Originally Posted by Wunderkinder

Jacksonville had a population of 836,507 in 2012. While
St Augustine had a population of 13,407 in 2012. Most
normal people would call that a huge drop in population,
between the two cities.

And there you have it. I'm too lazy to do the math, but you'd have to see 500 crimes in Jax to get the same "per capita" crime stat St. Augustine. My #s are not right, but you get it.

[thatguydownsouth]

I dont think its a good idea to do an blanket analysis of "crime." You have to compare the regions by type of crime. People getting DUI's in Jax beach is a no brainer. However murder, stabbings, domestic abuse and shootings by region would put Jax in the lead.