Jackson, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,091.4 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is -10.01% below the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #322 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Jackson ranks #6,720 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 Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 2,091.4 per 100,000 people. That's -10.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -3.13% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 2,091.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 16 259.4 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 21 340.5 308.8 369.8
Burglary 10 162.1 318.8 269.8
Larceny 93 1,507.8 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 81.1 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 108 1,751.0 1,850.3 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

21
Violent Crimes
340.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 340.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 293.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 10.27% higher than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

108
Property Crimes
1,751.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-10.41%
Below The National Average
  • There were 108 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 1,751.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 57.1 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 -10.41% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.37% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 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 40,937 990 2,418.4 2,152.1 266.3
Centerville, OH 25,249 269 1,065.4 1,025.8 39.6
Athens, OH 24,220 585 2,415.4 2,246.1 169.3
Ashland, KY 21,300 566 2,657.3 2,469.5 187.8
Circleville, OH 14,274 435 3,047.5 2,809.3 238.2
Ironton, OH 10,312 76 737.0 591.5 145.5
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Wellston, OH 5,400 132 2,444.4 2,148.1 296.3
Russell, KY 3,656 37 1,012.0 902.6 109.4
McArthur, OH 1,754 33 1,881.4 1,710.4 171.0

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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