Jackson, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jackson, MO 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 168 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,079.6 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is -53.55% below the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #138 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Jackson ranks #4,008 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 Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 1,079.6 per 100,000 people. That's -53.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.88% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 168 1,079.6 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 96.4 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 18 115.7 542.7 369.8
Burglary 14 90.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 123 790.4 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 83.5 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 150 963.9 2,531.0 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

18
Violent Crimes
115.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 115.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 864.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.69% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

150
Property Crimes
963.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-50.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 150 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 963.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.7 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 -50.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.91% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 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
Cape Girardeau, MO 40,067 1,225 3,057.4 2,455.9 601.5
Carbondale, IL 21,612 850 3,933.0 3,146.4 786.6
Marion, IL 17,551 338 1,925.8 1,150.9 774.9
Herrin, IL 12,704 123 968.2 606.1 362.1
Perryville, MO 8,458 144 1,702.5 1,383.3 319.2
Chester, IL 8,174 14 171.3 48.9 122.3
Murphysboro, IL 6,973 232 3,327.1 2,853.9 473.3
Du Quoin, IL 5,705 36 631.0 385.6 245.4
Baker, MT 1,823 13 713.1 603.4 109.7

Jackson SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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