5 Most Dangerous Cities in Florida

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1. Jacksonville

Total violent crimes in 2019: 5,886

Violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2019: 647

Easily topping the list of the 25 most dangerous cities in Florida is Jacksonville, Florida. While the city, with a population of over 900,000, understandably had a high ranking in terms of absolute number of crimes, it also took a lead in crimes per capita. Recently, three white men in the city were arrested in connection with the murder of a black man, and are likely to have hate crime charges added against them. Meanwhile, MAD DADS, founded two decades ago by Donald Foy, continues its anti-crime crusade. The group was created after a woman and her two nephews were gunned down in the city in 2003 in a case of mistaken identity. However, according to News4Jax, crime has declined sharply in the city in 2021 as compared to 2021, with homicides dropping 28% and the number of people shot falling by 22%. If this continues, it is likely that Jacksonville will soon not be the most dangerous city in the state of Florida.

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