diff --git a/django/http/response.py b/django/http/response.py
index 29d0ea6aba87..c4ed51206089 100644
--- a/django/http/response.py
+++ b/django/http/response.py
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ class JsonResponse(HttpResponse):
     :param encoder: Should be a json encoder class. Defaults to
       ``django.core.serializers.json.DjangoJSONEncoder``.
     :param safe: Controls if only ``dict`` objects may be serialized. Defaults
-      to ``True``.
+      to ``False``.
     :param json_dumps_params: A dictionary of kwargs passed to json.dumps().
     """
 
@@ -757,7 +757,8 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         data,
         encoder=DjangoJSONEncoder,
-        # RemovedInDjango71Warning: Remove the safe parameter.
+        # RemovedInDjango71Warning: Remove the safe parameter from here and
+        # the docstring.
         safe=None,
         json_dumps_params=None,
         **kwargs,
diff --git a/docs/ref/request-response.txt b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
index dcb6a8b057dd..5469562a2d9f 100644
--- a/docs/ref/request-response.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/request-response.txt
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ can create it with the help of :class:`http.HTTPStatus`. For example::
 ``JsonResponse`` objects
 ========================
 
-.. class:: JsonResponse(data, encoder=DjangoJSONEncoder, safe=True, json_dumps_params=None, **kwargs)
+.. class:: JsonResponse(data, encoder=DjangoJSONEncoder, safe=False, json_dumps_params=None, **kwargs)
 
     An :class:`HttpResponse` subclass that helps to create a JSON-encoded
     response. It inherits most behavior from its superclass with a couple
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ can create it with the help of :class:`http.HTTPStatus`. For example::
     serialize the data. See :ref:`JSON serialization
     <serialization-formats-json>` for more details about this serializer.
 
-    The ``safe`` boolean parameter defaults to ``True``. If it's set to
+    The ``safe`` boolean parameter defaults to ``False``. If it's set to
     ``False``, any object can be passed for serialization (otherwise only
     ``dict`` instances are allowed). If ``safe`` is ``True`` and a non-``dict``
     object is passed as the first argument, a :exc:`TypeError` will be raised.
@@ -1247,6 +1247,14 @@ can create it with the help of :class:`http.HTTPStatus`. For example::
     The ``json_dumps_params`` parameter is a dictionary of keyword arguments
     to pass to the ``json.dumps()`` call used to generate the response.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 6.2
+
+    In earlier versions, the ``safe`` parameter defaulted to ``True``.
+
+.. deprecated:: 6.2
+
+    The ``safe`` parameter is deprecated.
+
 Usage
 -----
 
@@ -1278,10 +1286,6 @@ using non-dict objects in JSON-encoded responses.
     other objects besides dictionaries, as the (now deprecated) ``safe``
     parameter defaulted to ``True``, raising :exc:`TypeError`.
 
-.. deprecated:: 6.2
-
-    The ``safe`` parameter is deprecated.
-
 Changing the default JSON encoder
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~