Jackson, OH Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jackson, OH 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 143 total crimes committed in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,310.2 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 9.01% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #322 safest out of 387 cities in Ohio.
  • Jackson ranks #7,762 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 Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 2,310.2 per 100,000 people. That's 9.01% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 25.22% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 1,844.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 2,310.2 1,844.9 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 4 64.6 45.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 177.7 197.4 256.0
Violent Crime 18 290.8 293.7 359.0
Burglary 9 145.4 206.0 229.0
Larceny 111 1,793.2 1,132.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 80.8 212.5 259.0
Property Crime 125 2,019.4 1,551.2 1,760.0

Jackson Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

18
Violent Crimes
290.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 290.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 343.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 340.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.00% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.98% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 293.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

125
Property Crimes
2,019.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 125 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 2,019.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.5 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 14.74% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.18% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,551.2 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
Lancaster, OH 41,687 1,055 2,530.8 2,125.4 405.4
Centerville, OH 26,281 275 1,046.4 1,008.3 38.1
Athens, OH 25,104 266 1,059.6 964.0 95.6
Ashland, KY 21,011 568 2,703.3 2,503.5 199.9
Circleville, OH 14,623 290 1,983.2 1,702.8 280.4
Ironton, OH 10,068 75 744.9 476.8 268.2
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Wellston, OH 5,470 69 1,261.4 1,005.5 255.9
Russell, KY 3,614 35 968.5 747.1 221.4

Jackson SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
7
Commute
7
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