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Jackson, MS Crime and Crime Rate

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The Jackson crime rate is much higher than the Mississippi average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #105

Jackson, MS	4,371.50
Mississippi	1,583.52
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Jackson, MS Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Jackson, MS	Count	61	117	801	614	2,952	6,303	1,127	241
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	35.4	67.9	464.7	356.2	1,712.5	3,656.5	653.8	139.8	4,028
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.6	25.5	81.2	153.4	813.3	1,956.9	150.9	NA	1,503
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Jackson, MS	Count	50	110	845	626	3,366	5,864	1,054	124
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	28.4	62.5	480.0	355.6	1,912.1	3,331.1	598.7	70.4	3,906
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.5	23.9	80.5	156.5	835.6	1,742.3	146.7	NA	1,421
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Jackson, MS	Count	63	135	799	671	4,124	6,308	1,136	63
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	35.8	76.7	454.1	381.4	2,344.0	3,585.3	645.7	35.8	4,376
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.4	27.5	76.5	149.4	940.6	1,725.6	144.8	NA	1,487
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Jackson, MS	Count	52	126	808	634	4,722	6,632	1,457	86
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	29.9	72.3	463.9	364.0	2,711.1	3,807.8	836.5	49.4	4,598
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.0	29.0	83.7	149.1	1,037.7	1,822.5	165.4	NA	1,597
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Jackson, MS	Count	41	101	1,086	490	4,818	6,877	1,555	83
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	23.5	58.0	623.6	281.4	2,766.5	3,948.8	892.9	47.7	4,679
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.0	31.2	93.7	137.8	1,026.0	1,778.4	180.6	NA	1,588
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Jackson, MS	Count	37	124	958	396	4,569	6,994	1,619	113
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	21.4	71.8	554.4	229.2	2,644.1	4,047.5	936.9	65.4	4,546
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	6.4	31.8	100.4	142.6	987.9	1,782.5	183.0	NA	1,580
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Jackson, MS	Count	63	136	942	511	4,334	6,990	1,711	81
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	36.1	77.8	539.1	292.4	2,480.3	4,000.4	979.2	46.4	4,763
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	8.1	30.3	102.6	143.9	885.6	1,838.7	216.2	NA	1,581
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Jackson, MS	Count	46	141	862	463	3,897	6,984	1,584	39
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	26.2	80.3	491.1	263.8	2,220.2	3,978.9	902.4	22.2	4,352
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.1	35.6	98.2	150.3	957.9	1,990.0	252.9	NA	1,686
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Jackson, MS	Count	40	160	1,022	514	3,817	7,534	1,857	65
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	22.6	90.2	576.3	289.8	2,152.4	4,248.5	1,047.2	36.7	4,608
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.7	34.4	107.1	149.5	935.9	1,986.1	286.8	NA	1,705
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Jackson, MS	Count	38	158	612	417	3,139	6,960	1,909	59
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	21.1	87.6	339.2	231.1	1,739.9	3,857.7	1,058.1	32.7	3,859
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	7.3	39.3	82.3	149.4	919.7	2,083.9	256.5	NA	1,688
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Jackson, MS		-0.50
Mississippi		6.86
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Jackson, MS Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Jackson, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Jackson, MS	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Jackson, MS	3.17
Mississippi	2.88
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Jackson, MS Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Jackson, MS	Count	692	415	277
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	401.4	240.8	160.7	3.21
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	402.5	244.1	158.4	3.23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Jackson, MS	Count	725	442	283
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	411.8	251.1	160.8	3.31
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	379.7	239.2	140.6	3.09
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Jackson, MS	Count	746	468	278
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	424.0	266.0	158.0	3.45
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	362.8	230.8	132.1	2.97
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Jackson, MS	Count	728	439	289
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	418.0	252.1	165.9	3.35
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	308.6	200.3	108.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Jackson, MS	Count	706	449	257
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	405.4	257.8	147.6	3.32
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	369.3	220.1	149.2	2.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Jackson, MS	Count	749	485	264
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	433.5	280.7	152.8	3.57
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	327.6	202.5	125.1	2.65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Jackson, MS	Count	657	441	216
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	376.0	252.4	123.6	3.14
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	331.1	203.9	127.2	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Jackson, MS	Count	617	429	188
	Jackson, MS	Per 100,000	351.5	244.4	107.1	2.98
	Mississippi	Per 100,000	364.2	219.8	144.3	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Jackson, MS	Count	647	452	195
2005	Jackson, MS	Count	685	483	202