Jackson, TN Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jackson, TN 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 2,807 total crimes committed in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,110.7 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 93.97% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #178 safest out of 190 cities in Tennessee.
  • Jackson ranks #9,313 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 Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 4,110.7 per 100,000 people. That's 93.97% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 56.63% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 2,624.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,807 4,110.7 2,624.4 2,119.2
Murder 17 24.9 7.9 5.0
Robbery 68 99.6 58.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 540 790.8 488.6 256.0
Violent Crime 649 950.4 592.3 359.0
Burglary 306 448.1 251.8 229.0
Larceny 1,663 2,435.3 1,443.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 189 276.8 336.7 259.0
Property Crime 2,158 3,160.2 2,032.1 1,760.0

Jackson Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

649
Violent Crimes
950.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
164.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 649 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 950.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 105.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 168.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 164.74% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 60.47% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 592.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

2,158
Property Crimes
3,160.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
79.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,158 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 3,160.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 31.6 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 79.56% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.51% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,032.1 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
Dyersburg, TN 15,917 957 6,012.4 4,755.9 1,256.5
Martin, TN 11,059 153 1,383.5 1,085.1 298.4
Oakland, TN 11,026 64 580.4 507.9 72.6
Brownsville, TN 9,264 328 3,540.6 2,504.3 1,036.3
Milan, TN 8,331 213 2,556.7 1,992.6 564.2
Lexington, TN 8,000 192 2,400.0 1,987.5 412.5
Humboldt, TN 7,828 172 2,197.2 1,622.4 574.9
Savannah, TN 7,344 235 3,199.9 2,505.4 694.4
Henderson, TN 6,441 50 776.3 590.0 186.3
Medina, TN 5,654 23 406.8 229.9 176.9

Jackson SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
5
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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