Data through Jul 2026 (Jacksonville) and Feb 2026 (Tampa), FBI
Jacksonville vs Tampa crime rates
Jacksonville’s violent crime rate was 1.6 times Tampa’s over each one’s latest 12 months (to Jul 2026 for Jacksonville and Feb 2026 for Tampa): 524 against 338 per 100,000 residents a year. Jacksonville’s property crime rate was 2.1 times Tampa’s over the same period: 2,133 against 994 per 100,000 residents a year. Jacksonville recorded 73 homicides (7.2 per 100,000 residents) and Tampa 17 (4.0). Over the same period violent crime was up 1% in Jacksonville and down 15% in Tampa, each against its own previous 12 months.
Side by side
per 100k, per year| Measure | Jacksonville, FLcity, Florida | Tampa, FLcity, Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Violent crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 524 | 338 |
| Property crimeper 100,000 residents a year | 2,133 | 994 |
| Homicidescount in the period | 737.2 per 100k | 174.0 per 100k |
| Violent crime trendagainst the 12 months before | +1% | −15% |
| Property crime trendagainst the 12 months before | −8% | −24% |
| Residents | 1,008,920 | 421,313 |
| Period | 12 months to Jul 2026 | 12 months to Feb 2026 |
| Source | Jacksonville Sheriff's Officeas reported to the FBI | Tampa Police Departmentas reported to the FBI |
Violent crime, month by month
Each line has its own scale, so read the direction, not the height; the table above has the rates.
Robbery and theft
| Offense | Jacksonville | Tampa |
|---|---|---|
| Robberytaken by force or threat | 56756.2 per 100k | 18143.0 per 100k |
| Burglaryentering a home or business to steal | 2,303228 per 100k | 434103 per 100k |
| Theft from vehiclesitems or parts taken from a vehicle | 4,180414 per 100k | 787187 per 100k |
| Other theftshoplifting, pickpocketing and the rest | 13,2231,311 per 100k | 2,561608 per 100k |
Counts over each period.
The FBI cautions against ranking or comparing places on these numbers alone: how dense a place is, its economy, how often residents report crime and how each agency records it all shape them. How to read crime numbers
What this comparison does not measure
read before deciding- These are crimes reported to the police. In the federal victim survey for 2024, about half of violent crime (47.9%, homicide aside) and under a third of property crime (30.5%) was reported, and that share can differ from one city to another.
- The two periods are not the same months: Jacksonville’s figures run to Jul 2026 and Tampa’s to Feb 2026, the latest each agency has reported in full.
- Jacksonville has 2.4 times as many residents as Tampa. A rate evens out the size, but in the smaller place a few dozen incidents move it more.
- City limits are drawn differently: one city may take in suburbs and open land that another leaves to its neighbors, and that alone moves a citywide rate. A citywide figure says little about any one neighborhood.
More on each place
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Source and dates
FBI Crime Data Explorer- Jacksonville, FL
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Jul 2026; 1,008,920 residents.
- Tampa, FL
- Tampa Police Department, as reported to the FBI. 12 months to Feb 2026; 421,313 residents.
- How we count
- Violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson, the FBI’s definitions for every agency. Methodology