Jackson, TN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 2,585 total crimes committed in Jackson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,798.2 total crimes per 100K people in Jackson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jackson is 63.42% above the national average.
  • Jackson ranks #224 safest out of 249 cities in Tennessee.
  • Jackson ranks #8,817 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 Tennessee And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jackson is 3,798.2 per 100,000 people. That's 63.42% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 19.99% higher than the Tennessee total crime rate of 3,165.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jackson
/ 100k People
Tennessee
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,585 3,798.2 3,165.5 2,324.2
Murder 9 13.2 9.6 6.3
Robbery 55 80.8 81.0 66.1
Aggravated Assault 520 764.0 543.2 268.2
Violent Crime 612 899.2 672.7 369.8
Burglary 249 365.9 384.5 269.8
Larceny 1,525 2,240.7 1,802.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 199 292.4 306.4 282.7
Property Crime 1,973 2,899.0 2,492.8 1,954.4

Jackson Crime Compared To Tennessee Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Jackson

612
Violent Crimes
899.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
143.16%
Above The National Average
  • There were 612 violent crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jackson is 899.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jackson each year. That compares to a 1 in 148.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 143.16% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 33.67% higher than the Tennessee violent crime rate of 672.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jackson

1,973
Property Crimes
2,899.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
48.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,973 property crimes in Jackson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jackson is 2,899.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.5 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 48.33% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.29% higher than the Tennessee property crime rate of 2,492.8 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 15,988 984 6,154.6 5,010.0 1,144.6
Martin, TN 10,562 289 2,736.2 2,281.8 454.5
Oakland, TN 10,004 33 329.9 229.9 100.0
Brownsville, TN 9,578 348 3,633.3 2,380.5 1,252.9
Milan, TN 8,167 225 2,755.0 2,253.0 502.0
Lexington, TN 7,944 208 2,618.3 2,316.2 302.1
Humboldt, TN 7,831 217 2,771.0 1,826.1 945.0
Savannah, TN 7,207 312 4,329.1 3,788.0 541.1
Henderson, TN 6,372 96 1,506.6 1,051.5 455.1
McKenzie, TN 5,451 120 2,201.4 1,816.2 385.3

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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