Jackson, MS Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jackson, MS 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 6,555 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,014.2 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 72.71% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #74 safest out of 91 cities in Mississippi.
  • Jackson ranks #8,967 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 Mississippi And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 4,014.2 per 100,000 people. That's 72.71% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 67.76% higher than the Mississippi total crime rate of 2,392.8 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Mississippi
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 6,555 4,014.2 2,392.8 2,324.2
Murder 72 44.1 10.6 6.3
Robbery 400 245.0 47.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 709 434.2 194.0 268.2
Violent Crime 0 0.0 291.2 369.8
Burglary 1,406 861.0 488.3 269.8
Larceny 4,248 2,601.4 1,408.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 968 592.8 205.0 282.7
Property Crime 6,555 4,014.2 2,101.6 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Mississippi Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

0
Violent Crimes
0.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-100.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 0 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 0.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in inf chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 343.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -100.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -100.00% lower than the Mississippi violent crime rate of 291.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

6,555
Property Crimes
4,014.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
105.39%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,555 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 4,014.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 24.9 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 105.39% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 91.00% higher than the Mississippi property crime rate of 2,101.6 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
Madison, MS 27,674 174 628.7 581.8 47.0
Clinton, MS 27,001 322 1,192.5 1,100.0 92.6
Brandon, MS 25,636 152 592.9 479.8 113.1
Ridgeland, MS 23,896 549 2,297.5 1,937.6 359.9
Byram, MS 12,299 174 1,414.7 1,179.0 235.8
Flowood, MS 10,518 188 1,787.4 1,578.2 209.2
Richland, MS 7,245 111 1,532.1 1,394.1 138.0
Florence, MS 4,680 11 235.0 149.6 85.5
Raymond, MS 1,838 9 489.7 380.8 108.8

Jackson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
8.5
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