Jackson, MO Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Jackson:

  • There were 177 total crimes committed in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,117.3 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is -47.28% below the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #135 safest out of 313 cities in Missouri.
  • Jackson ranks #4,834 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 1,117.3 per 100,000 people. That's -47.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.51% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 2,403.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 177 1,117.3 2,403.3 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.8 5.0
Robbery 2 12.6 51.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 37.9 357.5 256.0
Violent Crime 13 82.1 462.0 359.0
Burglary 19 119.9 236.3 229.0
Larceny 128 808.0 1,306.5 1,272.0
Car Theft 17 107.3 398.4 259.0
Property Crime 164 1,035.2 1,941.2 1,760.0

Jackson Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

13
Violent Crimes
82.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-77.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 82.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,218.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 216.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -77.14% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -82.24% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 462.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

164
Property Crimes
1,035.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-41.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 164 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 1,035.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 96.6 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 -41.18% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -46.67% lower than the Missouri property crime rate of 1,941.2 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 40,753 1,255 3,079.5 2,456.3 623.3
Carbondale, IL 21,494 1,008 4,689.7 3,684.7 1,004.9
Marion, IL 16,856 573 3,399.4 2,930.7 468.7
Herrin, IL 12,125 355 2,927.8 2,540.2 387.6
Perryville, MO 8,489 101 1,189.8 895.3 294.5
Murphysboro, IL 6,924 240 3,466.2 3,134.0 332.2
Chester, IL 6,706 21 313.2 268.4 44.7
Du Quoin, IL 5,653 29 513.0 389.2 123.8

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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