Jackson, AL Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jackson, AL Summary

Crime in Jackson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Jackson over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Jackson:

  • There were 146 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,190.6 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 37.28% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #198 safest out of 262 cities in Alabama.
  • Jackson ranks #8,336 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Jackson Vs Alabama And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 3,190.6 per 100,000 people. That's 37.28% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 23.17% higher than the Alabama total crime rate of 2,590.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Alabama
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 146 3,190.6 2,590.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 9.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 54.2 66.1
Aggravated Assault 25 546.3 357.1 268.2
Violent Crime 30 655.6 453.6 369.8
Burglary 29 633.7 399.5 269.8
Larceny 81 1,770.1 1,515.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 131.1 222.0 282.7
Property Crime 116 2,535.0 2,136.8 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Alabama Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Alabama.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

30
Violent Crimes
655.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
77.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 30 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 655.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 220.5 chance statewide.
  • That's 77.28% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 44.54% higher than the Alabama violent crime rate of 453.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

116
Property Crimes
2,535.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.71%
Above The National Average
  • There were 116 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 2,535.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.71% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.64% higher than the Alabama property crime rate of 2,136.8 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jackson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Saraland, AL 16,459 342 2,077.9 1,938.1 139.7
Atmore, AL 8,536 492 5,763.8 4,276.0 1,487.8
Waynesboro, MS 4,530 131 2,891.8 1,854.3 1,037.5

Jackson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
5
Amenities
6
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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