Jackson, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jackson, MI 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 1,446 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,633.7 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 99.37% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #421 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Jackson ranks #9,283 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 Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 4,633.7 per 100,000 people. That's 99.37% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 151.98% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,446 4,633.7 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 12.8 7.6 6.3
Robbery 27 86.5 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 261 836.4 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 336 1,076.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 173 554.4 233.1 269.8
Larceny 787 2,522.0 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 150 480.7 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,110 3,557.0 1,360.9 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

336
Violent Crimes
1,076.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
191.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 336 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 1,076.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 92.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 191.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 125.25% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

1,110
Property Crimes
3,557.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
82.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,110 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 3,557.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 28.1 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 82.00% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 161.38% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 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
Ann Arbor, MI 120,549 2,440 2,024.1 1,716.3 307.8
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Milford, MI 16,972 70 412.4 371.2 41.2
South Lyon, MI 11,866 63 530.9 455.1 75.8
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Saline, MI 8,930 80 895.9 739.1 156.8
Wauseon, OH 7,492 116 1,548.3 1,334.8 213.6
Northville, MI 6,041 39 645.6 562.8 82.8

Jackson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
9
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